Dowling v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Rhonda Dowling, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, appeals the dismissal of her class action and individual *688complaint against Fanners Insurance Exchange (Farmers). The trial court concluded that the five-year period to bring the action to trial (Code Civ. Proc., § 583.310) expired on June 17, 2010, pursuant to the parties’ written stipulation. The court therefore granted Farmers’s motion to dismiss the class action allegations and later dismissed the entire action. Plaintiffs contend the court’s interpretation of the stipulation was erroneous and the…