Georgia Court of Appeals
Tarpon Financial Corporation v. Michael Ray Harrell
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What the court decided
The legal issue involved a direct appeal by Tarpon Financial Corporation against a trial court judgment for a retail installment contract, which was dismissed due to a jurisdictional defect regarding the required discretionary review procedure. The Georgia Court of Appeals holds that failure to comply with the discretionary review procedure deprives the court of jurisdiction, resulting in the action being DISMISSED.
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