Alfreda Cochran v. Green Springs Apartments ( 2015 )

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
September 25, 2015
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A16A0112. ALFREDA COCHRAN v. GREEN SPRINGS APARTMENTS.
This case originated in magistrate court, which entered a judgment in the
plaintiff’s favor. Defendant Alfreda Cochran then filed a notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court, which transferred the case to this Court.
However, “[t]he 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 Fulton County State Court.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
09/25/2015
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.