Opinion
A22A1704
07-27-2022
DAVID HOWARD et al. v. GAZILLION PROPERTIES, LLC et al.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
The plaintiffs Gazillion Properties, LLC and Singh is King, Inc. filed an action against David Howard and Ashley Brown in state court, seeking a writ of possession. The state court issued a writ of possession in favor of the plaintiffs on May 4, 2022. Howard and Brown then filed this direct appeal on May 16, 2022. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
OCGA § 44-7-56, which governs dispossessory actions, requires that an appeal from a dispossessory ruling be filed within seven days of the date judgment was entered. See Ray M. Wright, Inc. v. Jones, 239 Ga.App. 521, 522-523 (521 S.E.2d 456) (1999). In this case, the notice of appeal was filed 12 days after the state court's order. Therefore, the appeal is untimely, and is hereby DISMISSED.