Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-04-29 15:03:35.565694+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:25:15.137659
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                        ATLANTA,____________________
                                                 April 29, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A1306. MATTHEW BAHR v. OVIE MUGHELLI et al.

      Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded damages to plaintiff Matthew
Bahr for breach of contract in the amount of $70.00. He appeals directly to this Court,
but we lack jurisdiction.
      Under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), “[a]ppeals in all actions for damages in which
the judgment is $10,000.00 or less” must be brought by application for discretionary
appeal. See Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga. App. 357, 357 (509 SE2d 655) (1998).
“Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v.
Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Here, because
the judgment amount does not exceed $10,000, Bahr was required to follow the
discretionary appeal procedure. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6). His failure to do so
deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

                                        Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                          Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                      04/29/2024
                                                   I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                        the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                                  Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                        hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                          , Clerk.