Mantonya v. Huerter

When this cause was reached for trial on April 14, 1889, the attorney for defendant, Mantonya, moved for a continuance, supporting his motion by affidavits. The ruling of the court in denying the motion is the only point made for the reversal of the judgment. The affidavits for continuance are made by two physicians and defendant’s attorney. It appears therefrom that defendant had been for some time previous to, and was up to the time of the trial, suffering from nervous prostration; that it was the opinion of the physicians that it was necessary for him to give up all personal attention to…