Ragan v. Petersen

569 N.W.2d 390 (1997)

Catherine A. RAGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Brent A. PETERSEN and August B. Petersen, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 95-1441.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 26, 1997.

Thomas J. Shields and Theodore F. Olt, III of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for defendants-appellants.

Michael K. Bush of Carlin, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by HABHAB, C.J., and SACKETT, and CADY, JJ., but decided en banc.

CADY, Judge.

This single issue we face in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion by refusing to grant a motion for continuance of trial. We…