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· 4/17/1888

J. S. Brown & Co. v. Lessing

Citations

  • 70 Tex. 544
  • 7 S.W. 783
  • 1888 Tex. LEXIS 1038

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming denial of an oral motion for a continuance owing to the absence of a witness made on the morning of trial
  • affirming denial of an oral motion for a continuance owing to the absence of a witness made on the morning of trial
  • specifically noting that failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 24.09 was sufficient grounds to deny a motion for continuance, stating that this was “particularly true where the factual basis for the motion was not a last minute or unexpected surprise”
  • specifically noting that failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 24.09 was sufficient grounds to deny a motion for continuance, stating that this was \particularly true where the factual basis for the motion was not a last minute or unexpected surprise\
  • specifically noting that failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 24.09 was sufficient grounds to deny a motion for continuance, stating that this was “particularly true where the factual basis for the motion was not a last minute or unexpected surprise”

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Judges: Stayton

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