Boone v. Bill's Dollar Stores, Inc.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

On May 1, 1998, Alice Boone fell and injured herself while shopping at Bill’s Dollar Stores, Inc. (“Bill’s”). On April 25, 2000, Boone sued Bill’s, alleging that Bill’s had negligently or wantonly maintained its premises, and that its negligence or wantonness had resulted in her injuries. Bill’s answered the complaint, and discovery proceeded until April 10, 2001, when Bill’s filed a “Suggestion of Bankruptcy.” On April 24, 2001, the circuit court, sua sponte, entered a judgment dismissing Boone’s claim without prejudice. That judgment stated as follows:

“This case, having come…