Betenbo v. Brooks

1. A trial court has, as to the granting or the denying of a continuance, a very wide discretion, which will not be controlled by a reviewing court unless it has been manifestly abused. The rule is that where a party to a case makes a showing for a continuance, there is no presumption in favor of the showing; it is made ex parte and must strictly conform to the rules; and where the trial court refuses a continuance, this court will not interfere, unless the showing for a continuance has complied in every respect with the rales of court. Wardlaw v. McConnell, 46 Ga. 273 (1).

(a.) It not…