Hobble-Diamond Cattle, Co. v. Triangle Irrigation Co.

Hobble-Diamond Cattle Company appeals from the judgment of dismissal entered by the Sixth Judicial District Court, Sweet Grass County, which was premised on the court’s grant of Triangle Irrigation Company’s motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. We reverse.

Hobble-Diamond Cattle Company (Hobble-Diamond) filed this action against Triangle Irrigation Company (Triangle) in 1986, alleging that certain pivots in the irrigation system it purchased from Triangle in 1983 were defective or improperly installed. Shortly before the scheduled trial in 1989, Hobble-Diamond sought leave to amend its…