FORSYTH COUNTY v. MICHAEL CHUNTA

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: October 30, 2023
• Docket: A23A1105
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ October 30, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A23A1105. FORSYTH COUNTY v. MICHAEL CHUNTA.

This Court granted appellant Forsyth County’s application for interlocutory appeal on February 9, 2023, for the purpose of considering whether the trial court correctly added Sheriff Ron Freeman as a party to the case under OCGA § 9-11-15 (c). We now dismiss this appeal as having been improvidently granted because appellant Forsyth County lacks standing to challenge this ruling since it prevailed in the trial court, having been granted a judgment in its favor. See Clayton County Civil Service Board v. Hill, 355 Ga. App. 348, 351 (844 SE2d 220) (2020) (“a party not aggrieved by a decision has no standing to appeal”).

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 10/30/2023 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.