Supreme Court Rules - Rule 67 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Dismissal of Civil Actions: Dismissal of Plaintiff's Civil Action - Effect on Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Ancillary Matters

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		Section/Rule:	67.05
Subject:	Rule 67 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Dismissal of Civil Actions	Publication / Adopted Date:	January 19, 1973
Topic:	Dismissal of Plaintiff's Civil Action - Effect on Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Ancillary Matters	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 1998

67.05. Dismissal of Plaintiff's Civil Action - Effect on Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Ancillary Matters

No dismissal, voluntary or involuntary, of a plaintiff's civil action shall operate to dismiss a previously filed counterclaim or cross-claim. No dismissal, voluntary or involuntary, of a plaintiff's civil action shall operate to discontinue any ancillary matter pending before the court. If an ancillary matter is not ruled on within ninety days after the dismissal, it is denied.

(Amended Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973; June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; June 17, 1997, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.)