Jack v. Pugeda

The questions before this court are relatively simple ones:

Did the trial court err in refusing the plaintiffs’ motion for continuance and did it err in denying the plaintiffs’ post-trial motion based upon its refusal to allow the continuance?

While the questions are simple, their resolution requires this court to balance the supreme court’s interests in the prompt disposition of cases with its equal interest in ensuring that the ends of justice are attained. In view of the circumstances presented in this appeal we reluctantly reverse and remand for a new trial. The use of the word reluctantly…