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· 1/15/1988

Wagner v. Howell

Citations

  • 363 S.E.2d 759
  • 257 Ga. 801
  • 1988 Ga. LEXIS 20

How courts have described this case

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  • dismissal is not authorized unless such delay was unreasonable, inexcusable, and caused by the appealing party
  • where a six-day delay in filing the transcript because the court reporter forgot to file it did not affirmatively appear to be caused by the appellant
  • trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appeal, where evidence showed that delay was caused by court reporter forgetting to file transcript in clerk's office because of her \excessive workload\
  • trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appeal, where evidence showed that delay was caused by court reporter forgetting to file transcript in clerk’s office because of her “excessive workload”

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Judges: Smith

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