Metcalfe v. St. Elizabeth's Hospital

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• affirming grant of motion for voluntary dismissal absent notice where no prejudice to defendants
• affirming grant of motion for voluntary dismissal absent notice where no prejudice to defendants
• a “hearing ‘does not begin until the parties begin to present their arguments and evidence to the court * * * to achieve an ultimate determination of their rights.’ ”
• “There had been a hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss, but this hearing was not the equitable equivalent of a trial. No evidence was taken on the merits of the action. Therefore, plaintiff had an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).