Page v. American Family Mutual Insurance

Sec. 270.145, Stats., contains the statutory provisions pertaining to the granting of continuances. That statute provides in part:

“270.145 Continuances. (1) Motions for continuances (except from day to day or to some day during the term) shall be made on the first day of the term unless the cause alleged therefor occur or be discovered thereafter. No cause noticed for trial shall be continued without the consent of the parties or cause shown.

“ (2) An affidavit for a continuance shall state that the moving party has a valid cause of action or a defense, in whole or in part, and if in part it…