Thomas v. Easley

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

Petitioner, Sandra Thomas, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the Poinsett County Circuit Court from hearing a bastardy appeal filed by respondent, Gary Easley. The trial court denied petitioner’s motion to dismiss the appeal, holding that respondent had substantially complied with the procedural requirements for filing an appeal.

On May 21, 1981, the Poinsett County Court determined that respondent was the father of petitioner’s child and made a handwritten notation to that effect in the county court docket. This judgment was filed with the county clerk…