Ector v. Unison Insurance

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff James Ector appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his action for failure to prosecute. Concluding that the court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

Plaintiff had an automobile insurance policy with defendant Unison Insurance Company. Defendant refused plaintiff’s claim for damages allegedly resulting from a 1990 car accident, and plaintiff sued. In early January 1997, the trial court notified the parties that their case had been placed on a jury trial calendar for the week of February 18, 1997. On January 29, 1997, however, defendant requested a…