Bonnell v. Lawrence

OPINION

By the Court,

Pickering, J.:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing an independent action to obtain relief from an otherwise unreviewable final judgment. Such an action will lie only when needed to prevent a grave miscarriage of justice. Because the allegations and record in this case do not meet this demanding standard, we affirm.

I

This is the second of two lawsuits brought by appellant Francie Bonnell against her daughter and son-in-law, respondents Sabrina and Steven Lawrence. The first suit ended in summary judgment against Bonnell. The second suit underlies this appeal. In it,…