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Tomberlin Assoc. Architects v. Athens Bank Trust

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 27, 1981
282 S.E.2d 223 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

61910.

DECIDED MAY 27, 1981.

Action on contract. Clarke State Court. Before Judge Pittard.

L. Dennis Ballou, for appellant.

David Montgomery, Jim Hudson, for appellee.


This appeal is from a judgment on the pleadings for the defendant in a suit on a contract. Because the defendant's counterclaim remains pending in the trial court, the judgment is not final. Absent a certificate from the trial judge and grant of interlocutory appeal by this court, the appeal is premature. See Branan Schmitz Realty, Inc. v. Ellis, 133 Ga. App. 224 ( 211 S.E.2d 173) (1974). Furthermore, the trial court's order did not dispose of an amendment to the complaint based on Quantum meruit, and this aspect of the suit also remains pending in the trial court.

Appellant contended on oral argument that the order is appealable as an order for partial summary judgment because the trial court considered evidence outside of the pleadings. Cf. Hill v. Davis, 241 Ga. 233 ( 244 S.E.2d 852) (1978). The record does not support this contention, for the trial court stated in its order that the ruling was based on the interpretation of a contract which was attached as an exhibit to the complaint.

Appeal dismissed. Deen, P. J., and Carley, J., concur.

DECIDED MAY 27, 1981.


Summaries of

Tomberlin Assoc. Architects v. Athens Bank Trust

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 27, 1981
282 S.E.2d 223 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Tomberlin Assoc. Architects v. Athens Bank Trust

Case Details

Full title:TOMBERLIN ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, INC. v. ATHENS BANK TRUST

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: May 27, 1981

Citations

282 S.E.2d 223 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
282 S.E.2d 223

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