Bailey v. Twin City Barge & Towing Co.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County dismissing her cause of action for failure to comply with defendant-appellee’s request for discovery.

In January 1975, the plaintiff brought suit under the Jones Act (33 U.S.C. §901 (1970)) for damages allegedly suffered from an injury received while she worked on defendant’s vessel. After various motions, hearings, and orders with respect to the pleadings, defendant’s answer was filed in July 1975. Discovery was commenced on July 25, 1975, by defendant’s service of interrogatories. Plaintiff’s answers to interrogatories…