Booth v. Sutton

This appeal was brought by the defendant, Peggy R. Sutton, to reverse the dismissal of her Counterclaim for want of prosecution and the denial of her Amended Petition to vacate the order of dismissal. The actions and orders of the trial court all occurred at a pretrial conference. No questions are raised on the pleadings.

The essential facts are not in dispute. A complaint was filed by the plaintiffs on June 17, 1965, charging that defendant was guilty of certain negligent acts which caused a collision between their respective motor vehicles, resulting in personal injuries to James C. Booth…