Legal Opinion
Battle v. Jackson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1984No. 83-756PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s suit for failure to prosecute. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in ruling, without a hearing, that the record demonstrated his failure to prosecute diligently. We agree.
I
Appellant filed a complaint on August 11, 1980, alleging that appellee kept a vicious dog on his business premises and that appellant, a United Parcel Service deliveryman, had been mauled by the dog. Between this time, when a summons was issued to be served by registered mail, and the date of actual and effective service on appellee 29 months later, thirteen…
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