Westfall v. Motors Insurance

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment entered on a directed verdict in favor of defendant.

The principal contention of plaintiff is that the court erred in denying his motion for a continuance of the trial. The record discloses that on October 17, 1957, the court set this case for trial by jury to be heard on November 14, 1957. On November 12, a stipulation signed by counsel for the respective parties was filed to the effect that the setting of the case for trial on November 14, may be vacated and the trial continued over the term and that the cause should thereafter be set down for…