Stellwagen v. Gates

JOHN C. HOLSTEIN, Special Judge.

Defendant Barbara Gates appeals from a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff David Stellwagen due to injuries sustained by plaintiff when struck by a vehicle being operated by defendant.

The petition was filed in the “Associate Division of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County.” The case was tried before the associate circuit judge without a jury on July 17, 1987. At the conclusion of the trial, the case was taken “under advisement.” On January 22, 1988, more than six months after trial, the associate circuit judge made an entry on the docket sheet awarding…