Wicker v. Boynton

This was an action brought by appellees against appellants. The trial occurred at the January term of the court, 1874, and the verdict and judgment went for plaintiffs, and the defendants appeal to this court.

A few days before the trial a motion was made, in behalf of defendants, for a continuance. The motion was founded upon the affidavit of Joel W. Wicker, in which he stated positively, that he was one of the defendants, and that Charles G. Wicker was also a defendant, and was at that time a member of the legislature, then in session, and was actually in attendance upon the session of the…