Buster v. Poole

Miller, Judge.

Lisa D. Buster sued Cathy J. Poole and Poole’s minor daughter for damages that she sustained in a traffic accident. The Pooles admitted causing the accident, but denied that it resulted in Buster’s claimed injuries. After Buster’s physician failed to appear in court to testify on her behalf, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the Pooles. Buster appeals, claiming that the trial judge erred in (i) denying her request for a continuance and refusing to cite her physician for contempt for failing to appear in court; (ii) denying her request to call the court clerk to testify…