Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
March 05, 2015
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A15A1051. WILLIAM K. BROUGHTON et al. v. FEDERAL NATIONAL
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION.
This case originated as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. After
an adverse ruling, defendants William and Rochelle Broughton appealed the
magistrate court’s decision to the state court. The state court granted summary
judgment for the plaintiff, and the Broughtons, through attorney Grady Roberts, filed
this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
Because the order at issue disposes of a de novo appeal from a magistrate court
decision, the Broughtons were required to follow the discretionary appeal procedures
to obtain review before this Court. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (11); Strachan v. Meritor
Mortgage Corp. East, 216 Ga. App. 82 (453 SE2d 119) (1995). Their failure to do
so deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
03/05/2015
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.