Court Opinion

ID: 9960223
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-04-15 18:04:18.839939+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:19:18.844394
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  April 15, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A1218. EDWINA BRUMBAUGH v. TEKEYA R. PRIESTER.

      On August 1, 2023, the Fulton County Magistrate Court entered a $6,382.50
judgment in favor of plaintiffs Tekeya Preister and Table 25 Fork + Wine and against
defendants Edwina Brumbaugh and Jackson Charles Design Specialist. Here,
Brumbaugh appeals. We lack jurisdiction.
      “The only avenue of appeal available from the magistrate court judgment is
provided by OCGA § 15-10-41 (b) (1), which allows for a de novo appeal to the state
or superior court.” Handler v. Hulsey, 199 Ga. App. 751, 751 (406 SE2d 225) (1991).
Thus, this Court may address magistrate court matters only if they already have been
reviewed by the state or superior court. See Westwind Corp. v. Washington Fed. S & L
Assn., 195 Ga. App. 411, 411 (1) (393 SE2d 479) (1990).
      The Georgia Constitution provides that “[a]ny court shall transfer to the
appropriate court in the state any civil case in which it determines that jurisdiction or
venue lies elsewhere.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII; Bosma v. Gunter,
258 Ga. 664, 665 (373 SE2d 368) (1988); accord Court of Appeals Rule 11 (b).
Accordingly, this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Fulton County Superior
Court.

                                   Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                     Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                 04/15/2024
                                              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.