Moore Enterprises, Inc. v. Franklin Newspapers, Inc.

SNYDER, Chief Judge.

A. Overton Durrett appeals from a no-contest judgment entered against him by the trial court of Franklin County in favor of Moore Enterprises, Inc. Appellant had been represented by counsel and had filed pleadings, but did not appear in court the day the case was scheduled for trial. The judgment is affirmed.

Appellant argues that the trial court erred in allowing his lawyer to withdraw the morning of the trial, in appellant’s absence, without granting a continuance, and therefore the judgment was erroneously entered against him because he was denied due process in that he…