§ 5-6-51 — Forms

Georgia § 5-6-51

• Jurisdiction: Georgia
• Title: 5

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The following suggested forms are declared to be sufficient, but any other form substantially complying therewith shall also be sufficient: (1) Notice of appeal - Civil cases. IN THE __________________ COURT OF __________________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA __________________ ) Plaintiffs ) ) v. ) Civil action ) File no __________________. ) __________________ ) Defendants ) NOTICE OF APPEAL Notice is hereby given that __________________ and __________________, defendants above-named, hereby appeal to the __________________ (Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) from the __________________ (describe order or judgment) entered in this action on ______ (date) ______ , ______. Motion for new trial (or motion for judgment n.o.v., etc.) was filed and overruled (or granted, etc.) on ______ (date) ______ , ______. The clerk will please omit the following from the record on appeal: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ Transcript of evidence and proceedings will/will not be filed for inclusion in the record on appeal. This court, rather than the (Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) has jurisdiction of this case on appeal for the reason that __________________. Dated: __________________. Attorney for appellants __________________ Address __________________ (CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) (2) Notice of appeal - Criminal cases. IN THE __________________ COURT OF __________________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA __________________ ) The State (etc.) ) ) ) (Indictment) v. ) (Accusation) ) No. __________________ __________________ ) Defendants ) NOTICE OF APPEAL Notice is hereby given that __________________, defendant above-named, hereby appeals to the __________________ (Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered herein on ______ (date) ______ , ______. The offense(s) for which defendant was convicted is (are) __________________, and the sentence(s) imposed is (are) as follows: __________________. Motion for new trial (or motion in arrest of judgment, etc.) was filed and overruled on ______ (date) ______ , ______. The clerk will please omit the following from the record on appeal: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ Transcript of evidence and proceedings will/will not be filed for inclusion in the record on appeal. This court, rather than the (Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) has jurisdiction of this case on appeal for the reason that __________________. Dated: __________________. Attorney for appellants __________________ Address __________________ (CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) (3) Notice of cross appeal. IN THE __________________ COURT OF __________________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA __________________ ) Plaintiffs ) ) v. ) Civil action ) File no __________________. ) __________________ ) Defendants ) NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL Notice is hereby given that __________________, one of the defendants above-named, hereby cross appeals to the __________________ (Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) from the __________________ (describe order or judgment) entered in this action on ______ (date) ______ , ______. Notice of appeal was heretofore filed on ______ (date) ______ , ______. The clerk will please include the following in the record on appeal, all of which were designated for omission by appellant: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ Transcript of evidence and proceedings (will be filed) (will not be filed) (has already been designated to be filed by appellant) for inclusion in the record on appeal. Dated: __________________. Attorney for appellants __________________ Address __________________ (CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) (4) Enumeration of errors. ENUMERATION OF ERRORS 1. The court erred in charging the jury on gross negligence. 2. The court erred in admitting the testimony of witness Smith concerning his opinion as to how the collision happened. 3. The court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial because of the misconduct of plaintiff's attorney in oral argument. 4. The court erred in refusing to admit in evidence testimony of witness Jones concerning his estimate as to damages. 5. The court erred in denying defendant's motion for continuance.