Behrle v. Taylor

**510We allowed review in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly dismissed petitioner's cross-appeal as untimely. After we did so, petitioner filed his brief in the Court of Appeals and included cross-assignments of error seeking the same relief that he seeks in his cross-appeal. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that petitioner's cross-assignments of error are permitted by ORAP 5.57(2) and that resolving the merits of the issue on review in this court will no longer have a practical effect on the rights of the parties. We therefore dismiss the petition for…