Haley v. Evans
Supreme Court of Georgia
Continuance. Administrators ana executors. Contracts. Evidence. Before Judge Lester. Cherokee Superior Court. August Term, 1877. Report unnecessary.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
The application for continuance rested on the absence of counsel; on the fact that the movant, the executor, had just been made a party, and on the desire and expectation of procuring evidence to aid in a defense based on contradicting or varying the note. It did not appear why the counsel was absent, and the court knew he had no leave of absence. Before being made a party the executor had (it is to be presumed) the twelve months allowed by statute to look into the state of his testator’s affairs. Lie did not represent to the court that he needed more time for that purpose On…
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