Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Shirley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 6, 1990No. 88-1455PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the trial court's sua sponte dismissal of the lawsuit for the plaintiff's failure to prosecute. We reverse the judgment of dismissal and remand the cause for reinstatement of the plaintiff's claim.
A chronological summary of the events leading up to the judgment of dismissal will be helpful to an understanding of this appeal:
6-17-87 Plaintiff E.R. Atkins, administrator of the estate of Ruth A. Davis Shirley, sued Defendant Murphy Shirley, former husband of the deceased, for misappropriation of estate assets (CV-87-108). Atkins alleged, among other things, that Shirley…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Linda Roberta POND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Selby v. MoneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Smith v. WILCOX CTY. BD. OF EDUC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Welsh v. Automatic Poultry Feeder Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- State ex rel. S.M. v. A.H.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
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