Legal Opinion
Gray v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 23, 1997No. A075386PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SNOWDEN, J.
* —In this case we hold that a plaintiff’s right to dismiss his complaint “at any time before the actual commencement of trial” (Code Civ. Proc., § 581, subd. (b)(1)) 1 is cut off by the commencement of evidentiary proceedings before a referee appointed in a partition action.
Petitioner Lendal Galen Gray is a defendant in an action for partition of real property filed by real party in interest, plaintiff Dennis R. Hunter. After an evidentiary hearing before a referee, and the referee’s finding and recommendation in favor of petitioner, real party voluntarily dismissed his…
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