Parnell v. Barron

Plaintiff in error Parnell, doing business under the name of Call-Field Addition, sued defendant in error Barron upon an open account for goods, wares, and merchandise and for rent alleged to be due by defendant upon the lease of a certain building. The petition was filed February 8, 1921. The case remained on the docket until the October term, 1922, when it was dismissed by the court for want of prosecution and entry of such dismissal made on the judge’s docket. Shortly thereafter, and during the same term of the court, Parnell filed a motion to have the judgment of dismissal set aside and…