Court Opinion

ID: 9605852
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:42:42.271258+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:33.092318
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Hall, Justice,
dissenting.
In my opinion this case is not moot under decisions of this court which have heretofore been followed. The *585judgment of contempt1 was a final one under Code Ann. § 6-701 and the appellant filed his notice of appeal from that judgment on July 10,1974. "The filing of a notice of appeal serves to supersede a judgment and while on appeal, the trial court is without authority to modify such judgment. See Jackson v. Martin, 225 Ga. 170, 172 (167 SE2d 135), and cits. Accordingly, the judgment attempting to vacate the prior judgment, though rendered during the same term of court, was a nullity . . .” Aetna Cas. &c. Co. v. Bullington, 227 Ga. 485 (181 SE2d 495).2 It follows that the trial court was without jurisdiction on July 25,1974, to modify its previous judgment that was on appeal. Sumbry v. Land, 127 Ga. App. 786 (195 SE2d 228), and cits.
I am authorized to state that Justice Jordan joins in this dissent.

. It should be noted that the trial judge treated the judgment as one for criminal contempt by stating in his July 25th order that the jail confinement was "punishment for the contempt.”

. As to an interlocutory appeal and supersedeas see Turner v. Harper, 233 Ga. 483.