Lowery v. Horn, 56726

Decision Date02 November 1978
Docket NumberNo. 56726,56726
Citation251 S.E.2d 840,147 Ga.App. 880
PartiesLOWERY v. HORN et al.
CourtGeorgia Court of Appeals

Action for damages. Chatham Superior Court. Before Judge Oliver.

Calhoun, Cohen & Associates, Savannah, Andrew W. Estes, Atlanta, for appellant.

Jack H. Usher, Savannah, for appellees.

WEBB, Judge.

The appellant's brief contains no citation to the record in support of the errors enumerated as required by Rule 18(c)(3) of this court. " 'The burden is always on the appellant in asserting error to show it affirmatively by the record.' (Cits.)" Smith v. Forrester, 132 Ga.App. 426(1), 208 S.E.2d 199 (1974). "The brief cannot serve in the place of the record or the transcript for the purpose of demonstrating error or for supporting a claim of error." Maloy v. Dixon, 127 Ga.App. 151, 154, 193 S.E.2d 19 (1972); Finely v. Franklin Aluminum Co., 132 Ga.App. 70, 71(1), 207 S.E.2d 543 (1974).

Judgment affirmed.

QUILLIAN, P. J., and McMURRAY, J., concur.

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