Muriel Montia v. Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ March 23, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16D0289. MURIAL MONTIA v. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. et al.

Murial Montia filed suit against Long Beach Mortgage Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, and PennyMac Corporation, alleging a quiet title claim and seeking the appointment of a special master. After the trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, Montia filed an application for discretionary appeal in this Court.

The Supreme Court, however, has original appellate jurisdiction over cases involving title to land. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (1). Because this appeal involves title to land, jurisdiction appears to lie in the Supreme Court. See Tharp v. Harpagon Co., 278 Ga. 654, 655 (1) (604 SE2d 156) (2004). Accordingly, this application is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 03/23/2016

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.