Georgia Court of Appeals

Lewis Brothers Bakeries, Inc. Of Tennessee et al. v. Christi L. Payne et al.

A27D0179 October 14, 2026 Discretionary Application Granted

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What the court decided

The legal issue involved whether Lewis Brothers had a right of direct appeal concerning a trial court's denial of a motion for new trial on damages following a default judgment. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the order denying the motion for new trial was directly appealable, and the discretionary application was GRANTED.

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