Bailey v. Wilner

Henry D. Wilner brought against Jane H. Bailey as administratrix of the estate of William Knox, deceased, an action upon a promissory note, returnable to the November term, 1896, of the city court of Brunswick. The defendant was duly served, and filed a meritorious answer on November 2, 1896. The case came on for trial May 3, 1897, and upon the plaintiff’s announcing ready, Mr. Symmes, as attorney for the defendant, moved for a continuance on the ground that the counsel originally employed by her had, on April 6, 1897, without just cause, abandoned her case, and that consequently she had not…