Ransom v. Gibson

Opinion by Justice Burgess

Trenia Ransom, Tiffany Dixon, and Judy Washington (Appellants) appeal the trial court's refusal to reinstate their personal injury case against Melissa Jill Gibson, which was dismissed, with prejudice, after Appellants and their counsel failed to appear for trial. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court's decision to overrule Appellants' request to reinstate their personal injury case. However, because the dismissal was not the result of a determination on the merits of the case, we modify the trial court's judgment to reflect that the dismissal is without…