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Pl ai n t i ff El i zab et h Lan g ley fi l ed a b reach o f co n t ract act i on , cl ai m i ng t h at h er

i n s u rer m i s h an d led an d fai l ed t o p ay a cl ai m u n d er h er h o m eo wn ers i n s u ran ce p o l i cy

. Th e o n l y n am ed d efen dan t s i n th e co m p l ai n t were Ap ex Di s as ter M an ag em en t

, In c.

an d an e n t it y t h at Lan gl ey i d en t i fi ed as “ T rav el In s u ran ce th ru Gei co

. ” Bu t s erv i ce

was m ad e o r at tem

p t ed u p o n t h ree n o n -p art i es

– Gei co In s u ran ce Co m p an y , Ph o en ix

In s u ran ce Co m

p an y , an d Trav el ers In s u ran ce Co m p an y. T h e n o n-p art i es m o v ed to

d i s m i s s , arg u in g t hat t h ey were n o t p ro p er d efen d an t s

. In res p o n se, p l ai n t i ff co n ced ed

t h at s he h ad m i s i d en ti fi ed h er in s u rer, an d s he m o ved t o s u b s ti t ut e an o t her en t i t y as

a defen d an t

. T h e t ri al co urt g ran t ed t h e d i s m i s s al m o ti o n s an d d en i ed p l ai n t i ff’ s

s u b s t i t u t io n m o t i on

. Pl ai n t i ff fi l ed t h i s d irect ap p eal fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. W e,

h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n.

OCGA § 5-6 -3 4 (a) (1 ) gen eral l y al l o ws d i rect ap p eal s fro m fi n al ju d g m en t s ,

t h at is wh ere t h e cas e i s n o lo n g er pen d i n g in t h e t ri al c o u r t b e l o w. “ In a cas e

i n v o l v i n g m

u l t i p l e p art i es o r m

u l t i p l e cl ai m s , a d eci s i o n ad ju d i cat i n g fewer t h an al l

t h e cl ai m s o r t h e ri gh t s an d l i ab i l i t i es o f les s th an al l t he p art i es i s no t a f i n a l

ju d g m en t .” (Pu n ct u at i o n o m it t ed .) Jo h n so n v. Ho s p

. Co r p

. o f A mer ica

, 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p.

6 2 8

, 6 2 9 (3 8 5 SE2 d 7 31 ) (1 9 8 9 ). H ere, t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er g ran t ed t h e d i s m i s s al

m o ti o n s of t h e n o n -p art i es , b u t t here i s n o i n d i cat i o n i n t h e reco rd t h at t h e cl ai m s

ag ai n s t d efen d an t A p ex h av e b een res ol v ed

. “ In s u ch ci rcu m s t an ces , t h ere m u s t b e

an ex p res s d et erm i n at i o n un d e r O C G A § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ) o r th ere m u st b e co m

p l i an ce

wi t h t h e in t erl o cu to ry ap p eal req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). W h ere n ei t h er o f June 09, 2021t h es e co d e s ect i on s [i s] fo l l o wed

, t h e ap p eal is p rem at u re an d m u s t b e d is m i s s ed .”

(Ci t at i o n s an d p u nct u at io n o m i t t ed .) Id

. Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er i n t hi s cas e d i d n ot

d i rect th e en try o f ju d g m en t p u rs u an t to OCGA § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ), an d t h erefo re, i t i s n ot

a fi n al o rd er. An d p l ai n t i ff fai l ed t o fo l l o w t h e i n terl o cu t o ry ap peal p ro ced u re s o f

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). Pl ai n t i ff’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w th e r e q u i red ap p el lat e p ro ced u res

d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p eal

, wh ich i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. See Pa ce

Co n s t r

. Co r

p

. v. No r t h

p a rk As s o cs

. , 2 1 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 38

, 4 39 -4 4 0 (4 5 0 SE2 d 8 2 8 )

(1 9 9 4).

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f G e o r g ia

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 06/09/2021