Day v. CIBA Geigy Corp.

This is an appeal from the district court’s order dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint for failure of prosecution under I.R.C.P. 41(b). The Days sued for damages to their raspberry crop allegedly due to the application of PRINCEP 80W, a chemical compound manufactured and sold by CIBA Geigy Corporation. The Days applied PRINCEP 80W to their raspberry crop in 1978 and 1979. The Days filed this action in July of 1980, alleging that PRINCEP 80W had damaged their crop. As the case proceeded, there were numerous pre-trial procedures and extensive motion practice involv*1017ing discovery disputes, motions…