Wachovia Bank Savannah, N.A. v. Kitchen

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following the trial court’s denial of its motion to strike the voluntary dismissal of a case brought against it by Harry Kitchen, Jr. and Charlotte S. Kitchen (the Kitchens), Wachovia Bank Savannah, N.A. appeals, contending that the Kitchens were precluded from attempting to dismiss without prejudice under OCGA § 9-11-41 (a) because the trial court had orally announced that it intended to grant *602an earlier motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim brought by Wachovia. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The record shows that, for various reasons, the…