State ex rel. Washington Water Power Co. v. Superior Court

What effect, if any, does a written stipulation, that an action cannot be noted for trial by either counsel before an agreed date, have upon the application of Rule 3, Rules of Pleading, Practice and Procedure, 34A Wn. (2d) 69, which reads:

“Any civil action shall be dismissed, without prejudice, for want of prosecution whenever the plaintiff or cross-complainant shall neglect to note the action for trial or *486hearing within one year after any issue of law or fact has been joined, unless the failure to bring the same on for trial or hearing was caused by the party who makes the motion to…