Scherer v. Hanson

This is an appeal from an order of the Hennepin County District Court denying the defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action for failure to prosecute. We affirm.

This action was brought by plaintiff in November 1969 to recover for damages to his property allegedly caused by defendant Richards and another while blasting July 25, 1969, on adjacent property owned by defendant Hanson.

In December 1969 answers were interposed by both defendants. Thereafter, and in July 1970, plaintiffs then counsel arranged for defendants an inspection of the property by two men knowledgeable in the…