Roy C. Covin v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb D/B/A Christiana Trust

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: June 10, 2016
• Docket: A16D0364
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ May 26, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16D0364. ROY C. COVIN v. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB d/b/a CHRISTIANA TRUST et al.

Roy C. Covin filed this application for discretionary appeal seeking review of an order entered by the DeKalb County Magistrate Court on March 24, 2016, in this dispossessory action. “The only avenue of appeal available from the 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, 751 (406 SE2d 225) (1991). This Court thus may address magistrate court matters only if they already have been reviewed by the state or superior court. See Westwind Corp. v. Washington Fed. S & L Assn., 195 Ga. App. 411, 411 (393 SE2d 479) (1990). The Georgia Constitution provides 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.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII; Bosma v. Gunter, 258 Ga. 664, 665 (373 SE2d 368) (1988). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the DeKalb County State Court.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 05/26/2016 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.