DUTY v. WATKINS

No. 88-291.

768 S.W.2d 526 (1989)

298 Ark. 437

James A. DUTY and Opal Duty, Appellants, v. Barry WATKINS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Duty, Rogers, pro se.

Bassett Law Firm, Curtis L. Nebben, Fayetteville, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

The appellants' lawsuit was dismissed because they refused to comply with an order compelling discovery. We affirm the court's action dismissing the appellant Opal Duty with prejudice, but we reverse and remand to allow James Duty to take a nonsuit.

James Duty and his mother, Opal, filed suit against Barry Watkins, an attorney. Watkins filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to answer discovery requests. Since Judge Kim Smith...

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