Court Opinion

ID: 9897133
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Date Created: 2023-11-14 19:07:37.483899+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:16:30.125453
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                November 08, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0350. PROFESSIONAL PARTS GROUP, LLC v. IC INDUSTRIAL REIT

      IC Industrial REIT filed this dispossessory action against Professional Parts
Group, LLC in state court, and Professional Parts Group filed an answer and
counterclaim, seeking compensatory damages. The state court granted IC Industrial
REIT a writ of possession and ordered that a hearing would be set to determine
damages. Professional Parts Group filed a notice of appeal from the state court’s
ruling. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
      As a general rule, a right of direct appeal lies from a final judgment; that is,
where the case is no longer pending below. See OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (1). Because the
issue of damages has not been resolved, Professional Parts Group was required to
comply with the interlocutory appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-34 (b) — including
obtaining a certificate of immediate review— in order to obtain appellate review at
this juncture. See Underwood v. Dunn, 215 Ga. App. 252, 252-253 (451 SE2d 129)
(1994); Commercial Credit Corp. v. Hawkins, 156 Ga. App. 135, 136 (1) (274 SE2d
132) (1980). Professional Parts Group’s failure to comply with the appropriate
appellate procedure deprives this Court of jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly,
this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.
                                       Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                              Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                        11/08/2023
                                              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.