Melton v. Grider, 119 Ga. App. 376

Ebbrhardt, Judge.

In an action seeking property damages resulting from an automobile collision, an ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍order striking the answer and cross action of the defendants and refusing to open the default is not an order which can be directly ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍appealed from under the Appellate Practice Act (Ga. L. 1965, p. 18, as amended; Code Ann. § 6-701) without the certification of the trial judge as permitted ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍by Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1072, 1073 (Code Ann. § 6-701 (a) 2). Mills v. Sauls, 90 Ga. App. 257 (82 SE2d 716); Nye v. Murcel Mfg. Co., 116 Ga. App. 44 (156 ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍SE2d 383); Howard v. Thomas, 224 Ga. 515 (162 SE2d 723); Norbo Trading Corp. v. Wohlmuth, 223 Ga. 258 (154 SE2d 224).

Argued March 4, 1969 Decided March 13, 1969. C. B. King, for appellant. John ‍‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‍D. Crosby, for appellee.

Accordingly the appeal must be

Dismissed.

Bell, P. J., and Deen, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Melton v. Grider

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date Published: Mar 13, 1969

Citations: 119 Ga. App. 376; 166 S.E.2d 915; 1969 Ga. App. LEXIS 1107; 44333

Docket Number: 44333

Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.