Hellerstedt v. MacGibbon

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.

Appellant alleges the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to accept a late certificate of readiness for trial and dismissing his case with prejudice.

FACTS

In August 1989 appellant William Edward Hellerstedt served respondent John E. MacGibbon with a summons and complaint alleging attorney malpractice by respondent between 1979 and 1984 relative to appellant’s April 1980 dissolution. Respondent’s services included obtaining, implementing, modifying and appealing the dissolution decree. The supreme court, however, dismissed appellant’s appeal for procedural reasons.