Legal Opinion
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Dietz
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 5, 2004No. 51655-8-IPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, C.J.
Robert Dietz and Christy A. Klein appeal the trial court’s order denying reconsideration of its grant of the motion for voluntary dismissal of the complaint of Farmers Insurance Exchange and the counterclaim of Dietz and Klein pursuant to CR 41(a)(1)(B). Because the counterclaim of Dietz and Klein had not been “pleaded” — served and filed — prior to the service of Farmers’ motion for dismissal and there is no showing of prejudice, the trial court correctly dismissed the counterclaim. Accordingly, we affirm.
Dietz and Klein are former employees of Farmers. The Washington State Trial Lawyer’s…
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