Jones Mercantile Co. v. Copeland

Judges of the superior courts are vested with a sound discretion in the enforcement of rule 25 (Code, § 24-3324), providing that cases be " called and tried in the order in which they are docketed, without anji preference or delay, unless it shall appear to the court that it shall be injurious to press a cause to trial when regularly .called;” and that "a different order in calling the docket may be pursued by the court, in its discretion, for the purpose of giving facility and expedition to its proceedings, or for furthering the ends of justice.” Unless it be shown that the judge abused his…