Gebhart v. Ernest DiSabatino & Sons, Inc.

HERRMANN, Justice.

This appeal brings up the propriety of the dismissal with prejudice of the plaintiffs’ case by the Superior Court for noncompliance by plaintiffs’ attorneys with Court Rules and pre-trial orders.

I

These are the relevant facts:

The plaintiff, Mrs. Evelyn Gebhart, was a school nurse. A fire broke out in the boiler room of the school, resulting in damage to the electrical system of the building. The damage was repaired by the defendant E. F. Higgins Company, Inc. (hereinafter “Higgins”). A short time later, on March 12, 1965, Mrs. Gebhart was on duty in the school infirmary…