Austin v. State

1. The illness or absence, from providential cause, of counsel where there is but one, or of the leading counsel where there are more than one, shall be a sufficient ground for a continuance (Renal Code, § 990) ; but a continuance will not be granted for the absence of counsel attending eases pending in another court, except in the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court. Peters v. Peters, 41 Ga. 242; Cotton States Life Insurance Co. v. Edwards, 74 Ga. 220; Hatcher v. Bowen, Id. 840; Carroll v. Groover, 27 Ga. App. 747 (110 S. E. 30); Hamrick v. Stewart, 29 Ga. App. 220 (114 S. E. 723).(a) A…