Coutts v. Crider

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an appeal by W. H. Coutts, Jr., an attorney and a member of .the Bar of this court, from an order of the trial court sustaining a motion to dismiss for want of prosecution. The sole issue is whether the court abused its discretion by sustaining the motion.

The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff is an attorney in the general practice of law at El Dorado, Kansas. Defendant was his client. Plaintiff performed various legal services for her. He was not paid. He commenced this action by filing a petition in the. District Court of Butler…