Opinion
A23D0226
03-23-2023
ERIC CHRISTOPHER WHITE v. LAURA ASHLEY WHITE.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
Eric Christopher White filed a discretionary application from the trial court's final judgment and decree of divorce. On February 15, 2023, this Court denied White's application, and he has filed a motion for reconsideration. White argues that we lacked jurisdiction to consider his application on the merits because he had a motion for new trial pending in the trial court at the time he filed his application in this Court.
As a general rule, an appeal filed when a motion for new trial is pending confers no jurisdiction on an appellate court and results in dismissal of the appeal. See Booker v. Amdur, 186 Ga.App. 276, 276 (367 S.E.2d 94) (1988). Accordingly, White's motion for reconsideration is hereby GRANTED and our February 15, 2023 order denying White's application is hereby VACATED. On reconsideration, White's application is hereby DISMISSED as premature.