Dawson v. Mitchell

THIGPEN, Judge.

Melvin Dawson filed a complaint in small claims court alleging that he had lent Shelia Mitchell, his former wife, a sum of money which she refused to repay. Mitchell responded by stating that the money was given to her by Dawson while they were married and that the subsequent divorce controlled the issue of whether the money was given to her. Judgment was entered in favor of Mitchell, and Dawson appealed to the circuit court. Dawson’s request that the trial judge recuse himself was denied. Subsequently, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Mitchell. Dawson, pro se,…