Wood v. Maxwell

At the April term, 1914, of the circuit court of Bureau county, appellant, Lizzie A. Wood, began suit against appellee, Joy Maxwell, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellant in a collision between a buggy in which appellant was riding and an automobile of appellee. Issues were joined and at the January term, 1916, the case was set for trial. At the time for the trial appellant failed to appear, the case was dismissed for want of prosecution, a judgment was entered against appellant in favor of appellee for costs, and an execution was awarded therefor. Afterwards, the…