Case Name: KING v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1997-09-15
Citations: 268 Ga. 384
Docket Number: S97A1127
Parties: KING v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Thompson, J, not participating.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 268
Pages: 384–384

Head Matter:
S97A1127.
KING v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al.
(493 SE2d 189)
Decided September 15, 1997.
Etheridge King, Jr., pro se.
Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Kyle A. Pearson, Carol A. Callaway, Assistant Attorneys General, Elliott & Blackburn, James L. Elliott, for appellees.

Opinion:
Sears, Justice.
Because the appellant, Etheridge King, an inmate, failed to use a form promulgated by the Administrative Office of the Courts in preparing his complaint, and because the clerk of superior court, contrary to the requirements of OCGA § 9-10-14 (b), accepted King's complaint for filing even though King did not use the proper form, we conclude that the trial court did not err in dismissing King's action without prejudice.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Thompson, J, not participating.
OCGA § 9-10-14 (a), (b). See Heaton v. Lemacks, 266 Ga. 189 (466 SE2d 7) (1996).