Houck ex rel. Houck v. Morrow

PARRISH, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of a fifth amended petition tendered for filing by appellants (“plaintiffs” in the trial court). The legal file discloses the following chronology with respect to the petitions filed, or tendered for filing, by appellants and the actions taken by the trial court with respect to those pleadings:

1. April 17, 1987 — plaintiffs filed their initial petition;

2. November 15, 1987 — plaintiffs’ first amended petition is shown filed; however, leave was not granted by the trial court for its filing until November 16, 1987, at which time…