Sheldon v. Landwehr
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Charles S. McKelvey, and McKelvey & Sorenson, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
Judgment went for the plaintiff in this action to recover the balance claimed to be due on four promissory notes. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The only point made by the appellant is that the court erred in denying his motion for a continuance.
It appears that when the case was called for trial the attorney for defendant stated to the court that he appeared specially to ask for a continuance on the ground of the inability of the defendant to be present on account of ill health. He supported his application by his own affidavit and…
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