State v. Horton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that \[f]ailure to serve process within a 18 SC-2023-0803 reasonable time may amount to a failure to prosecute\ and may warrant a dismissal under Rule 41(b)
• multiple grounds for dismissal included an almost five-year lapse between complaint and proceedings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ex Parte Dorsey Trailers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1981-04-09· cited 117×
• Hill v. Falletta
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1991-09-27· cited 54×
• Watson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1980-10-07· cited 40×
• Steeley v. City of Gadsden
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1988-06-14· cited 32×
• Coulter v. Stewart
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1999-01-15· cited 19×
• Crosby v. Avon Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-06-28· cited 11×
• Hill v. Hawkins
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1991-06-21· cited 10×
• Ex Parte State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1980-05-09· cited 8×
• Miller v. State
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1981-08-12· cited 6×
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Smith
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2009-12-11· cited 5×
• Voltz v. Dyess
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2014-01-24· cited 2×
• Edwards v. Hanger
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2015-11-13· cited 1×
• Sparks v. Real Estate Financing, Inc.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1997-02-28· cited 1×
• Brown v. Atwell
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1984-06-22
• Hargot v. City of Hartselle
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1988-05-11
• Mims v. Citizens Bank of Prattville
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1991-05-24
• Bishop v. Southrail Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1992-01-31
• Hall v. AMI Brookwood Medical Center
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1992-06-19
• Koch v. Lavorne
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1997-04-18
• Nicholas Hoffman v. City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System and the Board of Managers of the City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-23-900802).
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2024-08-23

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Assured Inv'rs Life Ins. Co. v. Nat. U. Assoc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1978-09-15· cited 122×
• Bendix Aviation Corp. v. Glass
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1961-11-07· cited 28×
• Strickland v. National Gypsum Co.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1977-06-08· cited 13×
• Whitehead v. Baranco Color Labs, Inc.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1978-01-25· cited 11×