Standard Oil Co. v. Grice

In the within appeal, both the plaintiff, The Standard Oil Company, and defendant Indiana Insurance Company have formally dismissed their claim and counterclaim. The issue is whether the dismissal by Indiana Insurance Company was voluntary or involuntary and with or without prejudice. The entanglements leading to the issue prompted the trial judge to comment that although it was of no importance to the decision the activities of counsel were trying the patience of the court.

Indiana Insurance Company, the appellant and coun-terclaimant below, assigned three items of error. The first assignment…