County of San Bernardino v. Doria Mining & Engineering Corp.

Opinion

GARDNER, P. J.

In this case we shall hopefully administer belated last rites to an alleged judicial philosophy which has badgered the courts of this state for years. That philosophy is usually expressed in language that it is “a fundamental rule that the courts should be indulgent and liberal in granting continuances.” As we shall point out, this concept has doubtful antecedents and in the context of the current law explosion is as obsolete as the bustle. Nevertheless, dilatory trial lawyers have been using that alleged judicial philosophy on trial courts for decades and when rejected,…