Swan-Sigler, Inc. v. Black

The majority opinion stresses the right ■of the plaintiff to dismiss a civil action under the provisions of Title 12 § 684, O.S. 1961. The section reads:

“A plaintiff may, on the payment of costs and without an order of court, dismiss any civil action brought by him at any time before, a petition of intervention or answer praying for affirmative relief against him is filed in the action. * * * ” '

I do not question the right of the plaintiff to dismiss a civil action under the above section. I believe that § 684, supra, must be construed with other sections of our statutes. If another section…