BATTLE v. JACKSON

No. 83-756.

476 A.2d 1143 (1984)

David BATTLE, Appellant, v. James C. JACKSON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paris A. Artis, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Irena I. Karpinski, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before FERREN, TERRY, and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant's suit for failure to prosecute. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in ruling, without a hearing, that the record demonstrated his failure to prosecute diligently. We agree.

I.

Appellant filed a complaint on August 11, 1980, alleging that appellee kept a vicious dog on his business premises and that appellant, a United Parcel Service deliveryman, had been mauled by the dog...

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