Stanley and Ruth Muhammad sued Clayton County, Mercedes-Benz USA, and others after a fatal collision between a county firetruck and a Mercedes-Benz sedan driven by their daughter, who was later added to the case as a third-party defendant. After the trial court entered final summary judgment, the Muhammads filed a timely pro se notice of appeal while still formally represented by counsel. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal under its decision in Romich v. All Secure, reasoning that a represented party’s pro se filing is a legal nullity and that the Supreme Court’s contrary decision in Johnson v. State applied only to criminal defendants. The Supreme Court of Georgia held that Johnson’s rejection of the “absolute nullity” rule applies in civil as well as criminal cases, so pro se filings by counseled parties are not automatically void and courts retain discretion to recognize them. The Court explained that Johnson rested on the self-representation clause of the 1983 Georgia Constitution, which covers “any of the courts of this state,” and that Court of Appeals decisions conflicting with Supreme Court precedent are no longer binding even if not overruled by name. It expressly overruled Romich and similar decisions, vacated the dismissal, and remanded for the Court of Appeals to decide in its discretion whether to recognize the notice of appeal, with reference to the trial court record.