Johnson v. Nelson-Rives Realty, Inc., 245 Ga. App. 638, 538 S.E.2d 536 (2000)
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Judgment affirmed. Johnson, C. J., and Smith, P. J., concur.
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Judgment affirmed. Johnson, C. J., and Smith, P. J., concur.
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Hoke Johnson, pro se.
Landlord Nelson-Rives Realty, Inc. brought this action to dispossess its tenant Johnson because of his failure to pay rent. Nelson-Rives also sought judgment for past due rent in the amount of $1,900 and future rent accruing at the rate of $15 per day. Johnson answered denying bat he owed any rent, and he filed a counterclaim seeking to recover $4,000 expended by him as a result of Nelson-Rives's failure to repair the property. Following trial, the court entered judgment granting Nelson-Rives a writ of possession and dismissing Johnson's counterclaim with prejudice.
Johnson has filed a pro se appeal. His appellate brief consists of the following statements: "My landlord failed to repair the property And I did some of the repair on the property so this has lowered the rent claimed. Work cost $3000.00." Johnson's brief contains no citations to the record, as there is no transcript of the trial. We must therefore assume that the judgment is correct and affirm. [1] Because no reasonable grounds for a reversal have been presented, and because it appears that this appeal was taken solely for the purposes of delaying Nelson-Rives's recovery of the property and allowing Johnson to remain in possession without paying rent, we grant Nelson-Rives's motion for imposition of a $1,000 penalty for frivolous appeal. [2] Such penalty shall constitute a money judgment in favor of Nelson-Rives against Johnson. [3]
Joanna M. Campbell, William S. Dominy, for appellee.
Notes:
1. Reid v. Royal Creek Apts. L.P.,
2. See JarAllah v. American Culinary Federation,
3. Court of Appeals Rule 15 (c).
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