Anderson v. Jorgenson

Defendants limit their appeal to a single issue: Did the trial court err when it entered final judgment instead of granting defendants’ motion to dismiss the action for want of prosecution, pursuant to Rule of Pleading, Practice and Procedure 41.04W, RCW Vol. 0? Specifically, the question is whether Rule 41.04W applies to the period after trial between the court’s memorandum decision and the entry of final judgment.

Issues of law and fact, joined by the complaint, answer, and reply, were noted for hearing and tried to the court December 18, 1957. May 9, 1958, the court issued its memorandum…