Dowis v. McCurdy

109 Ga. App. 488 (1964)

136 S.E.2d 389

DOWIS

v.

McCURDY (two cases).

40283, 40285.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 2, 1964.

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Warner R. Wilson, Jr., Frank Love, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Merritt & Pruitt, Glyndon C. Pruitt, contra.

NICHOLS, Presiding Judge.

1. The grant or refusal of a continuance or postponement of a case is ordinarily within the discretion of the trial court, and the authority of this court is limited to a decision of whether that discretion was abused. In such event the plaintiff in error must allege and show not only that an abuse of…