GLORIOUS v. EVANS

No. 3362.

197 A.2d 149 (1964)

Leo V. GLORIOUS, Appellant, v. Robert L. EVANS and Lucille W. Evans, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew W. Carroll, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Thurman L. Dodson, Washington, D. C., with whom James Weldon Hill was on the brief, for appellees.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

The question on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing a suit for failure to prosecute.

On July 11, 1962, appellant filed a complaint against appellees for the unpaid balance on a promissory note. After service of process, appellees filed a motion for a more definite statement of claim. This motion was calendared for August 22, 1962, but appellant's counsel, without the consent of appellees' counsel...

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