Michael L. Dixon v. Monte Howard

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: May 5, 2015
• Docket: A15A1628
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ April 29, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15A1628. MICHAEL L. DIXON v. MONTE HOWARD.

This case originated as a contract/tort action in magistrate court. Michael Dixon sought approximately $6,500 in damages. The magistrate court awarded Dixon $1,500, and Dixon sought to appeal the ruling directly to this Court. However, “[t]he only avenue of appeal available from [a] 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 (406 SE2d 225) (1991). This Court may only address magistrate court matters that already have been reviewed by the state or superior court. See id.; Westwind Corp. v. Washington Federal Savings & Loan Assn., 195 Ga. App. 411 (1) (393 SE2d 479) (1990). The Georgia Constitution requires 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.” See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII; Bosma v. Gunter, 258 Ga. 664 (373 SE2d 368) (1988). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Fulton County State Court.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 04/29/2015 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 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.