Prine v. Hatfield

This is an appeal from a judgment in an action for accounting by defendant in which review is sought of reinstatement of the cause of action after a third dismissal of the cause for lack of progress.

The cause of action had been dismissed 3 times pursuant to the local non-progress court rule 1 which was taken verbatim from CL 1948, § 618.2 (Stat Ann § 27.982). In accordance with the customary policy followed by the circuit court of attempting to bring cases before it to be determined on their merits, the cause of action was reinstated for the third time after argument was made by both sides.…