GERSTNER v. WASHINGTON WATER POWER CO.

No. 18053.

837 P.2d 810 (1990)

122 Idaho 684

Thomas GERSTNER and Ninfa Gerstner, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WASHINGTON WATER POWER COMPANY, a public utility corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis W. Clayton, Spokane, Wash., and David A. Manko, Coeur d'Alene, for plaintiffs-appellants. Dennis W. Clayton argued.

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, Spokane, Wash., and Coeur d'Alene, for defendant-respondent. Milton G. Rowland argued.


SWANSTROM, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing plaintiffs' action under I.R.C.P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. We affirm the dismissal order.

Thomas Gerstner, an employee of Hern Iron Works, sued Washington Water Power Company (WWP), alleging he sustained injuries on December 11, 1983, because WWP employees, who had knowledge of a dangerous electrical hazard at the Hern Iron Works, failed to...

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