Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing an action for want of prosecution.
Facts: By a complaint filed in February 1966, plaintiff sued for breach of contract and defamation. Defendants' pleadings and discovery proceeded until December 1966. Plaintiff's discovery proceeded until September 1967. Other than an abortive settlement conference, there was then a 17-month period of inactivity, which terminated...
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