Jones v. Vowell

Karen R. Baker, Judge.

Appellant Martha Jones appeals from the dismissal of her dental-malpractice case against appellees Drs. John G. Vowell and Robbie Atkinson. We reverse and remand.

Appellant first sued appellees on March 7, 2001. However, she took virtually no action on her case, and it was dismissed without prejudice on March 15, 2005, for lack of prosecution. On May 12, 2005, appellant refiled her case.

On June 2, 2006, a hearing was held in appellant’s refiled case. The subject of the hearing is not stated in the record, and neither appellant nor her counsel were present at the hearing.…