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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 5. APPEAL AND ERROR |
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Chapter 3. APPEALS TO SUPERIOR OR STATE COURT |
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Article 2. PROCEDURE |
Section 5-3-21. Notice of appeal; form; service
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- (a) An appeal to the superior court may be taken by filing a notice of appeal with the court, agency, or other tribunal appealed from. No particular form shall be necessary for the notice of appeal, but the following is suggested:
(NAME OF INFERIOR JUDICATORY)
STATE OF GEORGIA
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v. ) (Case number
) designation)
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APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT
Notice is hereby given that , appellant herein, and
, above-named, hereby appeals to the Superior
(plaintiff, defendant, etc.)
Court of County from the judgment (or order, decision, etc.)
entered herein on (date) , .
Dated: .
Attorney For
Appellant
Address
(b) A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served on all parties in the same manner prescribed by Code Section 5-6-32. Failure to perfect service on any party shall not work dismissal, but the superior court shall grant continuances and enter such other orders as may be necessary to permit a just and expeditious determination of the appeal.
Orig. Code 1863, § 3534; Code 1868, § 3557; Ga. L. 1868, p. 131, § 2; Code 1873, § 3614; Code 1882, § 3614; Civil Code 1895, § 4456; Civil Code 1910, § 5001; Code 1933, § 6-103; Ga. L. 1972, p. 738, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 5.