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1995 SESSION
SB 770 Dismissal of action by nonsuit.
Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Dismissal of action by nonsuit. Provides that if a nonsuit is taken at any time after the plaintiff has rested its case in chief or if a second or additional nonsuit is allowed, the court may assess costs and reasonable attorney fees against the nonsuiting party.
Under current law the court may assess costs and fees only upon a second or subsequent nonsuit.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD6477613 pdf
- 02/07/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD6477613-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD6477613
- 01/17/95 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/95 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law/Judiciary
- 02/01/95 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (12-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/95 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/95 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/07/95 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/07/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/07/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD6477613-E
- 02/07/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Read first time
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/95 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
- 02/20/95 House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote