O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-235 (2019)

Appeals; possession pending appeal

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Any judgment by the court shall be appealable pursuant to Chapters 2, 3, 6, and 7 of Title 5 or any other applicable law. If the judgment of the court awards possession of the secured property to the plaintiff and the defendant appeals this judgment, the defendant shall remain in possession of the secured property, provided that the defendant complies with all of the provisions of Code Section 44-14-234 until the issue has been finally determined on appeal.

History

Code 1933, § 67-706, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 398, § 1.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article on this part and personal property foreclosures, see 11 Ga. St. B.J. 230 (1975).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Jordan v. F & M Bank, 138 Ga. App. 43, 225 S.E.2d 498 (1976); Coppage v. Mellon Bank, 142 Ga. App. 12, 234 S.E.2d 824 (1977); First Nat'l Bank v. Baker, 142 Ga. App. 870, 237 S.E.2d 233 (1977); Sumner v. Adel Banking Co., 241 Ga. 563, 246 S.E.2d 680 (1978); King Orthopedic Appliances, Inc. v. Medical Funding Servs., Inc., 152 Ga. App. 544, 263 S.E.2d 485 (1979); Ward v. Charles D. Hardwick Co., 156 Ga. App. 96, 274 S.E.2d 20 (1980); Golden v. Gray, 156 Ga. App. 596, 275 S.E.2d 162 (1980); Robenolt v. Chrysler Fin. Servs. Corp., 201 Ga. App. 168, 410 S.E.2d 365 (1991).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1991–2013 · leading case: Stanley v. Hart, 562 S.E.2d 186 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).
Stanley v. Hart, 562 S.E.2d 186 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “However, OCGA § 44-14-235 governs appeals from orders on writs of possession issued in actions to foreclose *260 a security interest in personal property.”
Robenolt v. Chrysler Fin. Servs. Corp., 410 S.E.2d 365 (Ga. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Even assuming appellant is correct, however, she would be required to make those payments pursuant to OCGA § 44-14-235, because that statute authorizes a defendant in a personal property foreclosure action to remain in possession of the secured property pending appeal of the…”
Ware v. Vanderbilt Mortg. & Fin., Inc., 740 S.E.2d 691 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Likewise, OCGA § 44-14-235 authorizes a debtor seeking an appeal to retain possession of the personal property at issue only if he “complies with all of the provisions of [OCGA §] 44-14-234 until the issue has been finally determined on appeal.”
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