Legal Opinion
Etty v. Middleton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1948No. 702PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
The question on this appeal is whether the trial court improperly overruled defendant’s motion for a continuance which was based on her illness and that of her husband.
The action was one to recover $2,800 for commissions allegedly due for the sale of certain plumbing equipment. Defendant had filed an answer disputing the claim and the assignment commissioner placed' the case on the daily trial calendar on. May 25, 1948. On that day the case was continued to June 15 at defendant’s request, because of the absence of an important witness. On June 15 defendant’s counsel…
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