Opinion RICHARDSON, J. We examine and resolve an apparent conflict between two subdivisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 581. (All further statutory references are to that code unless otherwise cited.) Subdivision 1 gives a plaintiff a right to dismiss his action without prejudice “at any time before the actual commencement of trial.” Subdivision 3, on the other hand, affords a defendant a right to obtain…
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