Kirksey v. Roberts

Donnell Kirksey, pro se, sued Hattie May Kirksey Roberts, alleging breach of contract. On January 17, 1992, Roberts filed an answer and a jury demand. On February 14, 1992, the trial court set the case for trial on July 27, 1992, with a docket call to be held on July 24, 1992. Approximately five months after the trial court set the case for trial, Kirksey moved for a continuance, saying "[he] was incarcerated and unable to [obtain] an order [from] the Department of Corrections to transport [him] to the Shelby County Courthouse on the day of trial"; and that his "intended attorney . . . [could…