Veteto v. Yocum

This is the second time these parties have been before this court. SeeVeteto v. Yocum, 794 So.2d 117 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000) (VetetoI). Ronald D. Veteto, an inmate in the state prison system, sued John C. Yocum, another inmate, in the Escambia County District Court for the balance of a loan Veteto claims he had made to Yocum. Veteto I, 794 So.2d at 1118. After the district court had dismissed the case for lack of prosecution — when neither inmate appeared for the trial — Veteto filed a Rule 59, Ala.R.Civ.P., motion to alter, amend, or vacate the district court's judgment of dismissal; a few days…