Foster v. United Zinc Companies

Plaintiff recovered judgment, as a result of a jury trial, for $2000' on' account of services rendered for the defendant as an' attorney at law in Massachusetts and the defendant has appealed.

When the case was called for trial the defendant sought to obtain a continuance because of its alleged inability to complete the taking of depositions in Massachusetts hut the testimony fully supports the action of the trial court in refusing to grant the continuance. There can be no question but that if the defendant had been reasonably diligent the deposition could have been filed in time for use in…