Opinion
A23A1535
06-08-2023
AMBER EDWARDS v. JAY BROWN.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In this lease dispute, Amber Edwards appeals the trial court's order granting Jay Brown's motion for summary judgment and awarding him $4,125.55 in past due rent, late fees, and utilities under the lease. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
"Although the grant of a motion for summary judgment is in general directly appealable, where the amount of the judgment is $10,000 or less, an application for discretionary appeal is required." Ca-Shar v. McKesson Corp., 204 Ga.App. 865, 865 (420 S.E.2d 810) (1992) (citation and punctuation omitted); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6). As the specific amounts set forth in the judgment in favor of Brown total less than $10,000, the entry of summary judgment provides no basis for a direct appeal, see Ca-Shar, 204 Ga.App. at 865-866, and Edwards's failure to follow the discretionary appeal procedure deprives us of jurisdiction. See Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga.App. 357, 357 (509 S.E.2d 655) (1998). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.