Skipworth v. Rabun

This case comes on appeal to this Court for a second time from an adverse decision of the Circuit Court of Hinds County on the same issue as previously raised on appeal by Karen Skipworth inSkipworth v. Rabun, 568 So.2d 289 (Miss. 1990) (Skipworth I). Skipworth filed requests for admissions in this previous action that went unanswered by Shirley Rabun for approximately eight months outside of the thirty day time period set out by Miss. R. Civ. P. 36. Skipworth moved for summary judgment but the trial court allowed Rabun to withdraw the admissions and substitute responses. Skipworth appealed…