Raichand v. National Republic Bank

The plaintiff, Motilal Raichand, appeals the decision of the trial court finding the defendants’ actions did not revest the court with jurisdiction after it dismissed plaintiff’s case for want of prosecution. We affirm.

The plaintiff filed a cause of action against defendants in 1985. On June 28, 1989, the trial court dismissed the case for want of prosecution because plaintiff did not appear at a pretrial conference. Neither party was aware of the court’s order. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss for want of prosecution on July 16, 1989, because plaintiff failed to comply with a…