47566 | Ga. Ct. App. | Nov 15, 1972
MODEL CLEANERS & LAUNDRY, INC.
v.
PER CORPORATION et al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Virgil C. Spence, for appellant.
Custer, Smith & Manning, Donald D. Smith, for appellees.
STOLZ, Judge.
The Superior Court of Cobb County sustained the motion to dismiss and the motion to quash service of *560 the defendant, Per Corporation, on March 1, 1972. The plaintiff obtained a certificate of immediate review on March 9, 1972, and filed its notice of appeal on April 6, 1972. Held:
The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of an appealable judgment (Code Ann. § 6-803 (a); Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 21, as amended), unless the time is extended by the trial judge. Code Ann. § 6-804 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 21). There was no extension of time sought or granted in this case.
Failure to file notice of appeal within the time required, is a statutory ground for dismissal. Code Ann. § 6-809 (b) (1) (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 29, as amended). See Jordan v. Caldwell, 229 Ga. 343" court="Ga." date_filed="1972-07-12" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/jordan-v-caldwell-1241293?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="1241293">229 Ga. 343, 344 (191 SE2d 530); Associated Builders Supply v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 123 Ga. App. 222" court="Ga. Ct. App." date_filed="1971-01-27" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/associated-builders-supply-v-georgia-pacific-corp-5633260?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="5633260">123 Ga. App. 222 (180 SE2d 273); Bailey v. Bonaparte, 125 Ga. App. 512 (188 SE2d 119).
Therefore, the defendant's motion to dismiss the appeal is granted.
Appeal dismissed. Bell, C. J., and Evans, J., concur.