Nastasiak v. Scoville Enterprises, Ltd.

WIEAND, Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to review an order which denied a request to strike the discontinuance of an action entered by counsel without the knowledge or consent of his client. After careful review, we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion; and, therefore, we reverse.

On March 12, 1985, Peter Nastasiak and Patricia Nastasiak, minority shareholders, filed a complaint in mandamus against their corporation, Scoville Enterprises, Ltd., and Karl Blessing, a corporate officer, seeking, inter alia, an inspection of corporate books and records to determine whether…