Shaw v. Universal Life & Accident Ins. Co.

BOND, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an order dismissing appellant’s suit because of appellant’s attorney refusing to replead, after being so directed by the trial court. The action of the court in dismissing the suit was in the nature of a summary, punitive process visited upon the plaintiff for acts of disobedience of her attorney in refusing to comply with the order of the court. In sustaining special exceptions to plaintiff’s petition, the court deemed it necessary, before the reading of the pleadings to the jury, that the parties should replead, thus ordered plaintiff’s attorney to…