Hooper v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Beasley, Judge.

The trial court dismissed Hooper’s appeal after concluding that there was unreasonable and inexcusable delay in transmitting the record for appeal caused by Hooper’s failure to pay costs, file a pauper’s affidavit, and timely request a period of extension. The court had granted summary judgment to defendant telephone company in Hooper’s suit for personal injury and loss of consortium from his use of defective telephone equipment.

Summary judgment and dismissal were granted on February 21, 1989. Hooper filed his notice of appeal from the judgment on March 1. There was no…