Cramer, Inc. v. SOUTHEASTERN OFFICE FURNITURE WHOLESALE COMPANY

Carley, Judge.

Appellant brought suit against Southeastern Office Furniture Wholesale Company (“Southeastern”) and Bank of the South, N.A., (“Bank”) to recover an alleged indebtedness. On the day of trial, T. Gordon Lamb, who was counsel of record for appellant, was not present in court. Instead, an attorney Cohen from Lamb’s firm appeared and participated in the proceedings. A pretrial conference was held, after which a bench trial was conducted. When the trial began, appellant announced that its only witness had failed to appear. Appellant then attempted to introduce into evidence a copy of…