Bierce v. Lewis

— This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing appellant’s cause of action for failure to answer interrogatories.

Appellant had previously filed a complaint against appellee for damages. After answering appellant's complaint, putting the cause at issue, appellee filed with the clerk, in vacation, interrogatories in writing to be answered by plaintiff. Later appellee filed his verified motion to dismiss for failure of plaintiff to answer the interrogatories. The motion was sustained, after hearing, and judgment entered dismissing appellant’s cause of action.

The dismissal of a cause of action is…