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§ 5-3-3. Persons by whom appeal may be entered generally; attorney's authority to appeal to be in writing; dismissal for failure to file; ratification of unauthorized appeal

GA Code § 5-3-3 (2018) (N/A)
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An appeal may be entered by the plaintiff or defendant in person, or by his attorney at law or in fact and, if by the latter, he must be authorized in writing, which authority shall be filed in the court in which the case is pending at the time the appeal is entered; but if it is shown to the court that the authority exists, the court may allow a reasonable time to file the same. Upon failure to so file, the appeal shall be dismissed and execution shall issue without further order. If the authority is not filed within the time allowed, a ratification of an unauthorized appeal, if made in writing and filed in the clerk's office before the next term of the court, shall render the appeal valid.

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