Leo v. Atlas Industries, Inc.

This case was filed in 1950, and issue was joined that year. Through 1957 the case was removed from the no-progress calendar 4 times. After the fourth reinstatement, a pretrial conference was held November 5, 1958. On the judge’s pretrial worksheet, the following notation was made: “Immediate trial — this month. Must be tried this year.” On the circuit court work schedule sheet, a similar notation was made at the instance of the pretrial judge. The matter was not tried that year, 1958. In April, 1959, a deposition was taken and filed. For want of progress during the nest 1-year period, the…