Turner v. Barnes

The plaintiff, Geraldine Turner, appeals from judgments in favor of three defendants, Cellie Miller, David Barnes, and Edward May. The defendants argue that Turner's appeal was untimely and should be dismissed.

On November 30, 1995, the trial court filed the judgments with the clerk of the Jefferson County Circuit Court. However, consistent with an internal court policy, Turner was not mailed notice of the orders by the clerk's office. On January 8, 1996, the fact of the orders was logged in the clerk's computer system. Before that date, anyone telephoning the clerk's office and inquiring as…