Legal Opinion

Blake v. Stinson

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 3, 2008No. 2070398PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

C. Wayland Blake appeals the trial court’s judgment dismissing his lawsuit against John L. Stinson for want of prosecution. We reverse and remand.

On February 17, 2004, Blake filed a complaint against Stinson, Donald T. Gos-nay, and S & G Custom Classics, Inc. (“S & G”), alleging fraud claims against Stin-son and Gosnay and breach-of-contract claims against S & G and Gosnay. The details of Blake’s allegations are not material to our decision in this case. The defendants were each served with a copy of the complaint.

On April 14, 2004, Gosnay moved to stay Blake’s…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Linda Roberta POND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  3. Ollie Mae Brown and Margaret Brown v. Allen C. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Selby v. MoneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Smith v. WILCOX CTY. BD. OF EDUC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Smith v. Butler-AustinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012

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