Joiner v. Brown

OP ALA, Justice.

Today the court is called upon to decide whether this appeal is timely under the unique circumstances that surround the filing of the critical memorial of an appealable trial court’s action? The question calls for an affirmative answer.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

Mary Joiner brought a medical malpractice action against Ron M. Brown (Brown or chiropractor), alleging substandard treatment of Carlos Joiner, her husband. The Joiners lived in Oklahoma and Brown practiced in Texas. After the action was filed in the District Court, Harmon County, Brown moved to dismiss for want of…