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Cody v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 21, 2001
546 S.E.2d 299 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

A00A2352.

DECIDED: FEBRUARY 21, 2001.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 21, 2001.

Transcript; delay. Gwinnett State Court. Before Judge Fuller.

Arthur F. Millard, for appellant.

Weissman, Nowack, Curry Wilco, Charles B. Waters, Jr., Alicia E. Coleman, King, Taylor Stovall, James F. Stovall III, for appellee.


Channon R. Cody appeals from the trial court's order granting Coldwell Banker's motion to dismiss her appeal pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 5-6-48 (c) for an unreasonable delay in the filing of the transcript.

The trial court simply granted the motion without elaboration and failed to make the necessary findings as to whether the delay was unreasonable, inexcusable, and caused by Cody. Dalton v. Vo, 224 Ga. App. 382 ( 480 S.E.2d 377) (1997). In making these necessary findings, a trial court exercises a legal discretion which we review only for abuse. Wood v. Notte, 238 Ga. App. 748, 749 ( 519 S.E.2d 923) (1999). Because the trial court did not make the necessary findings, we are unable to determine whether the trial court properly exercised its discretion in dismissing the appeal. Dalton, 224 Ga. App. at 383; Wood, 238 Ga. App. at 749.

Accordingly, we vacate the trial court's order dismissing the appeal and remand the case to the trial court with instructions to make the necessary findings.

Judgment vacated and case remanded. RUFFIN and ELLINGTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cody v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 21, 2001
546 S.E.2d 299 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Cody v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.

Case Details

Full title:CODY v. COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Feb 21, 2001

Citations

546 S.E.2d 299 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001)
546 S.E.2d 299

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