Amber Edwards v. Jay Brown

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ June 08, 2023 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A1535. AMBER EDWARDS v. JAY BROWN. In this lease dispute, Amber Edwards appeals the trial court’s order granting Jay Brown’s motion for summary judgment and awarding him $4,125.55 in past due rent, late fees, and utilities under the lease. We, however, lack jurisdiction. “Although the grant of a motion for summary judgment is in general directly appealable, where the amount of the judgment is $10,000 or less, an application for discretionary appeal is required.” Ca-Shar v. McKesson Corp., 204 Ga. App. 865, 865 ( 420 SE2d 810 ) (1992) (citation and punctuation omitted); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6). As the specific amounts set forth in the judgment in favor of Brown total less than $10,000, the entry of summary judgment provides no basis for a direct appeal, see Ca-Shar, 204 Ga. App. at 865-866 , and Edwards’s failure to follow the discretionary appeal procedure deprives us of jurisdiction. See Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga. App. 357, 357 ( 509 SE2d 655 ) (1998). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 06/08/2023 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written. , Clerk.