Isaac Woods v. Allstate Insurance Company

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

March 04, 2026
ATLANTA,____________________

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0360. ISAAC WOODS et al. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Isaac Woods and Sharon Woods brought an action for breach of contract and other claims
against Allstate Insurance Company, which the trial court dismissed. The Woodses filed this
timely application for discretionary appeal. Because they had a right of direct appeal, we grant the
application.
Under OCGA § 5-6-34(a)(1)(B), a party may file a direct appeal from “[a]ll final
judgments, that is to say, where the case is no longer pending in the court below, except as
provided in Code Section 5-6-35.” Given that the order dismissing the complaint disposed of the
entire case, it constitutes a final order. See Yanes v. Escobar, 362 Ga. App. 896, 897 (870 SE2d
506) (2022) (“an order is final and appealable when it leaves no issues remaining to be resolved,
constitutes the court’s final ruling on the merits of the action, and leaves the parties with no
further recourse in the trial court”) (citation and punctuation omitted). Consequently, the
Woodses have a right of direct appeal from that order. See OCGA § 5-6-34(a)(1)(B).
This Court will grant a timely discretionary application if the lower court’s order is subject
to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35(j). Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED. The
Woodses shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial
court, if they have not already done so. See OCGA § 5-6-35(g). The clerk of the trial court is
directed to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
03/04/2026
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Witness my signature and the seal of said court
hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.