Mitchell v. Housing Authority of Harlan

STERNBERG, Justice.

In a forcible detainer action brought in the Harlan City Court by the Housing Authority of Harlan, appellant Dottie Mitchell was found guilty.

Appellant filed a traverse of the judgment of the city court and executed a traverse bond (KRS 383.255). Following a trial de novo in the Harlan Circuit Court, judgment was again entered finding appellant guilty of forcible detainer. A motion and grounds for a new trial were filed and, after a hearing, overruled.

Appellant claims that no pleadings were filed and no warrant was served on her commencing the initial action in the city…