Gregoire v. National Bank of Alaska

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

Appellants’ main point on appeal is that the trial court grossly abused its discretion in denying a trial continuance of this-case when their counsel was engaged in a criminal trial in a California court and could not be present.

Appellees emphasize the numerous previous delays and continuances in the case, all at appellants’ request, to show that denial of an additional continuance was not an abuse of discretion.

The refusal to grant the continuance in question occurred in September of 1964, however, in order to consider the court’s order in perspective it is necessary…