Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Eayrs
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 13, 2009No. A09A0703PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
Grady Roberts III appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his counterclaim against Ernie Eayrs for want of prosecution. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
“We review a dismissal based on lack of prosecution under an abuse of discretion standard.” Here, the record shows that Eayrs filed a dispossessory action against Roberts in magistrate court on July 1, 1999. Following mediation, the magistrate court entered a consent order on July 20, 1999, giving Roberts an opportunity to remove his possessions from the property and transferring the remaining issues to state…
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