Robert Taylor v. Douglas R. Daum

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ January 30, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20A0976. ROBERT TAYLOR v. DOUGLAS R. DAUM. Douglas R. Daum sued Robert Taylor, and a jury awarded $6,362.00 in damages. Taylor appeals this ruling. We lack jurisdiction. As a general rule, a right of direct appeal lies from a final judgment; that is, where the case is no longer pending below. See OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (1). However, appeals in actions for damages in which the judgment is $10,000.00 or less require compliance with the discretionary appeal statute. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), (b); Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga. App. 357, 357 ( 509 SE2d 655 ) (1998). Because the judgment entered was less than $10,000, Taylor was required to file a discretionary application in order to appeal. See Jennings, 235 Ga. App. at 357 ; see also City of Brunswick v. Todd, 255 Ga. 448, 448 ( 339 SE2d 589 ) (1986). His failure to do so deprives this Court of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 01/30/2020 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.