Meadowbrook v. Groves

Plaintiffs moved the trial court for voluntary dismissal of their action. ORCP 54A(2). They appeal from the resulting judgment dismissing their complaint without prejudice and awarding costs and attorney fees to defendants. Before the record on appeal was transmitted to us, defendants moved this court to dismiss the appeal on the ground, inter alia, that the trial court’s order is not appealable. We denied the motion with leave to renew. We now conclude that only the portion of the judgment awarding costs and attorney fees is reviewable. We affirm that award.

The relevant procedural events can…