Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Littleton

The respondent, Gary L. Littleton, is a duly licensed attorney of this Commonwealth, with offices in Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky. On or about September 7, 1970, he was employed by Ralph Suttles and Lillie Suttles to file a personal injury lawsuit for them, and on or about September 1, 1971, he filed such an action in the Carter Circuit Court demanding damages in the sum of $129,200. On July 7,1976, nearly five years after the filing of the action, it was dismissed for failure to prosecute.

This proceeding was commenced on July 25, 1977, by the filing of a complaint with the Kentucky Bar…