Legal Opinion
M & R PROPERTIES v. Thomson
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1992No. A056593PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
This case presents an issue of first impression: whether a plaintiff can obtain a voluntary dismissal of an action after the defendant has obtained a ruling dismissing the same action involuntarily, but before the order for involuntary dismissal has been filed. The trial court found that in such circumstances the plaintiff had no right to a voluntary dismissal. We agree.
On July 11, 1986, plaintiffs M & R Properties, Rex Nordson and Maria Nordson filed a complaint against defendants estate of Dr. William Dubilier, Edward N. Thomson and Joseph Bachert. The complaint was brought,…
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