Maxfield v. Rushton

GARFF, Judge:

Plaintiff and appellant, Reed Maxfield, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his action against defendants and respondents, Owen A. and Carol Rushton, and the State of Utah, for failure to prosecute. We affirm the trial court’s dismissal of his action.

We recite only those facts pertinent to disposition of this appeal.

Maxfield initially filed his complaint in this action on October 20, 1980, alleging that the Rushtons had wrongfully deprived him of his property by purchasing it through an illegal sheriff’s sale. The Rushtons filed their answer and counterclaim on April 1, 1981,…