LAWSON v. KURTZHALS

No. 08-1766.

792 N.W.2d 251 (2010)

William Neal LAWSON, Appellee, v. Linda Irene KURTZHALS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied December 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosalynd J. Koob and Alan E. Fredregill of Heidman Law Firm, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellant.

Paul W. Deck of Deck & Deck, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.


BAKER, Justice.

The defendant in a tort action appeals from the district court's ruling granting the plaintiffs request for voluntary dismissal without prejudice on the fourth day of a jury trial. We hold that the district court erred in concluding it had no discretion to deny a motion for voluntary dismissal, and find that under the facts of this case, had the court exercised discretion in granting the voluntary dismissal, it would have been an abuse of discretion...

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