Conklin v. Boyd Gaming Corp.

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from a September 20, 2010 order of the Circuit Court of Tunica County, granting Boyd Gaming Corporation d/b/a Sam’s Town Casino’s (Boyd) motion to dismiss due to discovery violations by Frankie Conklin. Conklin brings two issues for our review: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding Conklin knowingly provided false statements during discovery, thereby committing a fraud upon the trial court, and prejudiced Boyd’s ability to defend the action and (2) whether the trial court erred by dismissing the action instead of imposing a less harsh…