William Neal Lawson Vs. Linda Irene Kurtzhals

BAKER, Justice.

The defendant in a tort action appeals from the district court’s ruling granting the plaintiffs request for voluntary dismissal without prejudice on the fourth day of a jury trial. We hold that the district court erred in concluding it had no discretion to deny a motion for voluntary dismissal, and find that under the facts of this case, had the court exercised discretion in granting the voluntary dismissal, it would have been an abuse of discretion. Therefore, we reverse the district court’s decision granting dismissal. We, however, affirm the district court’s ruling on…