Legal Opinion
Riddlesprigger v. Ervin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 23, 1987No. 86-1567PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In this case plaintiff Tina Riddlesprigger appeals from the trial court's sua sponte involuntary dismissal at trial of her action against defendant Monty Ervin for want of prosecution. We reverse.
The complaint was filed on November 2, 1984, and sought recovery of compensatory and punitive damages for malicious prosecution. On January 18, 1985, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss, which was denied, and she filed an answer to the complaint on August 21, 1985. On March 2, 1987, the trial court dismissed the action, with this order: "This case has been pending in this Court for at least six…
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