Craver v. Craver

ROSE, Justice.

This appeal from a judgment and decree granting a divorce and a division of property presents two issues: (1) Did the trial judge abuse his discretion in denying a continuance to appellant-defendant following the court-approved withdrawal of his original counsel? and (2) Did the trial judge err in awarding a particular piece of property to the plaintiff-appellee? We will affirm.

THE DENIAL OF THE CONTINUANCE The Facts

Plaintiff filed her complaint on June 22, 1978, and defendant answered on July 7. On December 15, 1978, plaintiff filed a request for a trial setting and the court…