Weeks v. Weeks

Bowles, Justice.

Appellant filed a complaint for divorce and child custody in Berrien Superior Court. The case was set down for a pre-trial hearing on a specified date, at a specified time and both parties were ordered to be present at the hearing. Neither appellant nor his counsel appeared at the hearing. The judge had not excused their appearance. Appellee made a motion to dismiss the complaint, which motion was granted. Appeal is taken from the order dismissing the complaint. We affirm;

Code Ann. § 81 A-141 (b) authorizes the trial court, upon motion, to dismiss any action for failure of the…