Kilpatrick v. Norby

BARROW, Justice.

This is a suit by Ida Mae Kilpatrick for damages for personal injuries. The original petition was filed July 2, 1953. Mrs. Eva B. Norby and L. O. Williams, defendants, filed their original answer on July 16, 1953. On August 3, 1956, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the cause for want of prosecution, alleging abandonment of the suit by plaintiff. The motion was set for hearing on August 9, 1956, and recessed until August 15th. On August 13, 1956, plaintiff filed her answer to the motion. The motion was heard on August 15, 1956, and the court took the matter under advisement…