Gunn v. Gunn

Simmons, Chief Justice.

1. The plaintiff’s petition was filed and a copy served upon the defendant in July, 1893. The case was one-involving various and complicated matters, but the defendant took no step towards employing counsel to represent him until April, 1894, shortly before the trial. He then commenced negotiations with a firm of attorneys for that purpose, but these negotiations had not been completed when the case was called for trial, in May, 1894. Upon the first call of the case at the trial term, the attorneys who had been consulted by him requested a postponement, and stated that…