Piazza v. Reid

OPINION

The issue on this appeal is whether the district court’s denial of appellants’ oral motion for continuance, which was based upon the illness of a material witness, was an abuse of discretion. Neven v. Neven, 38 Nev. 541, 148 P. 354, 154 P. 78.

Appellants failed to file an affidavit setting forth their grounds for continuance. Rule 21 of the District Court Rules of Procedure; NRS 16.010. However, notwithstanding such noncompliance, appellants contend that the undisputed circumstances, as a matter of law, compelled the district court’s granting of said motion. We do not agree. Even though…