Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. Paul W. Larsen Contractor, Inc.

CROCKETT, Justice:

Westinghouse Electric Supply Company sued Skyline Construction, general contractor, for balance due for electrical equipment it had supplied to a subcontractor, Paul W. Larsen Contractor, Inc., for construction of the Behavioral Science Build*877ing at the University of Utah.1 In addition to the time involved in reciprocal pleadings, considerable time was consumed in connection with discovery procedures. As a result of the delays, the trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground that plaintiff had failed to diligently prosecute the action2; and included in its…