(a) An appeal to the superior court may be taken by filing a notice of appeal with the court, agency, or other tribunal appealed from. No particular form shall be necessary for the notice of appeal, but the following is suggested: (NAME OF INFERIOR JUDICATORY) STATE OF GEORGIA ________________________ ) ) v. ) (Case number ) designation) ) ________________________ ) APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT Notice is hereby given that __________________, appellant herein, and __________________________, above-named, hereby appeals to the Superior (plaintiff, defendant, etc.) Court of ______________ County from the judgment (or order, decision, etc.) entered herein on (date) , . Dated: ________________________. _____________________________________________________________________ Attorney For Appellant _____________________________________________________________________ Address
A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served on all parties in the same manner prescribed by Code Section 5-6-32. Failure to perfect service on any party shall not work dismissal, but the superior court shall grant continuances and enter such other orders as may be necessary to permit a just and expeditious determination of the appeal.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3534; Code 1868, § 3557; Ga. L. 1868, p. 131, § 2; Code 1873, § 3614; Code 1882, § 3614; Civil Code 1895, § 4456; Civil Code 1910, § 5001; Code 1933, § 6-103; Ga. L. 1972, p. 738, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 5.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Appellate Review § 292 et seq. 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Certiorari, § 49 et seq.
2 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Appeal and Error, § 68.
ALR.- Sufficiency of "designation" under Federal Appellate Procedure Rule 3(c) of judgment or order appealed from in civil cases by notice of appeal not specifically designating such judgment or order, 141 A.L.R. Fed 445.