Cruis Along Boats, Inc. v. Langley

On November 8, 1968, a jury in the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County returned a verdict in the amount of $7,268 against appellant, Cruis Along Boats, Inc. The appellant was a defendant in an action for lost profits arising out of an alleged breach of contract.

This appeal is from (1) the decision of the trial judge refusing a request for postponement or continuance of the trial, and (2) the denial of a motion for a new trial. Both the continuance and the new trial were sought on the basis of the inability of one of appellant’s counsel, Mr. Martin L. Blatt of the New Jersey Bar, to be present…