Anderson v. King

In this appeal, the appellant, Lee Roy Anderson, claims that the Circuit Court of Calhoun County should have reinstated an action which the court dismissed because of Mr. Anderson’s failure to prosecute. Mi1. Anderson claims that he reasonably did prosecute the action, that any delay was excusable, and that consequently the court’s failure to reinstate constituted an abuse of discretion.

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PACTS

The appellee in this proceeding, Wayne King, is an attorney who searched the title to property which the appellant, Lee Roy Anderson, purchased in 1986. In performing the title search, Mr. King…