Legal Opinion
CARNES BROTHERS, INC. v. Cox
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 10, 2000No. A00A0578PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Carnes Brothers, Inc. appeals from the trial court’s order vacating its dismissal of Darlene Cox’s complaint without prejudice for failure to file a pretrial order in this slip and fall premises liability action. Because we find no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
Cox brought this suit against Carnes Brothers on January 5, 1996, by refiling her complaint pursuant to the renewal statute, OCGA § 9-2-61. The previous action was dismissed on September 27, 1995, when Cox failed to timely file her portion of the pretrial order. On September 2, 1997, the trial court notified the…
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