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MacLellan v. Munford

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 4, 1989
377 S.E.2d 702 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

A89A0308.

DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1989.

Guardianship. Fulton Probate Court. Before Judge Propst.

Rogers Hardin, C. B. Rogers, Joseph C. Miller, James W. Beverage, for appellant.

Kilpatrick Cody, A. Kimbrough Davis, Moreton Rolleston, Jr., G. William Austin, Louis Levenson Associates, Louis Levenson, for appellee.


This is an appeal from orders entered in a guardianship proceeding which was initiated in the probate Court of Fulton County, prior to July 1, 1986. Consequently, jurisdiction of this appeal lies in the Superior Court of Fulton County. Porter v. Frazier, 257 Ga. 614 ( 361 S.E.2d 825).

"The 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia, Article VI, Section I, Paragraph VIII provides, `Any court shall transfer to the appropriate court in the state any civil case in which it determines that jurisdiction or venue lies elsewhere.'" Bosma v. Gunter, 258 Ga. 664, 665 ( 373 S.E.2d 368). Accordingly, this appeal is transferred to the Superior Court of Fulton County. Appeal transferred to the Superior Court of Fulton County. Carley, C. J., and Beasley, J., concur.

1. The appellant stated in her notice of appeal and brief that she also filed a notice of appeal from the orders in the case sub judice in the Superior Court of Fulton County. However, this is not supported by the record.


DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1989.


Summaries of

MacLellan v. Munford

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 4, 1989
377 S.E.2d 702 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

MacLellan v. Munford

Case Details

Full title:MacLELLAN v. MUNFORD

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 4, 1989

Citations

377 S.E.2d 702 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989)
377 S.E.2d 702

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