Legal Opinion
Holcomb v. Trax, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1976No. 51306PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
The plaintiff Trax, Inc. having filed a complaint against the defendant Richard Holcomb, the case came on for trial on May 22, 1975. The case was called and defendant’s counsel announced "ready for trial,” but neither the plaintiff nor its counsel appeared at this time. On request of the trial judge, the defendant moved for an order pursuant to CPA § 41 (b) (Code Ann. § 81A-141 (b); Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609,653), dismissing the plaintiff’s action for failure to prosecute. Both the complaint and a counterclaim filed for the defendant were dismissed for want of prosecution. The…
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