Tiye Muhammad v. Acceptance Auto Sales, Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: September 22, 2016
• Docket: A17A0217
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ September 21, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A0217. TIYE MUHAMMAD et al. v. ACCEPTANCE AUTO SALES, INC.

This case began as an action for damages in magistrate court. Following an adverse ruling in that court, plaintiffs Tiye Muhammad and Sharron Banks appealed to the superior court, which ruled in favor of Acceptance Auto Sales, Inc. Muhammad and Banks then appealed directly to this Court. We, however, lack jurisdiction. “[A]ppeals from decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of lower courts by certiorari or de novo proceedings shall be by application for discretionary appeal.” Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003) (punctuation omitted); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). The plaintiffs’ failure to follow the proper appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 09/21/2016 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.