Baer v. Amos J. Walker, Inc.

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in a suit to compel payment of a $5,000 promissory note by Louis Baer, individually, and by Baer Ranches, Inc., as Baer’s alter ego. Baer claimed that someone forged his signature on the note. The case was tried without a jury. The trial court found the signature on the note to be authentic.

1. Appellants requested a continuance at the time set for trial. The trial court denied it. It appeared that appellants’ counsel was retained only three days before trial and he requested additional time to prepare. Under even more…