Legal Opinion
McKnight v. Wyrick
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 18, 2001No. A00A1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
When plaintiff Kristy McKnight failed to appear at the call of the civil trial calendar on Monday, February 28, 2000, Doyle Wyrick, the defendant in this action, moved to dismiss the case. The trial court granted the motion, dismissing the case without prejudice. McKnight appeals from the dismissal, arguing that her attorney notified the trial court of a conflict on the same day her attorney received notice of the trial date. We affirm the dismissal.
The following facts are undisputed. On January 28, 2000, the State Court of Gwinnett County published a two-week civil…
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