Thompson v. General Motors Corp.

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• holding that it was an abuse of discretion to refuse to grant continuance when attorney's illness prevented his appearance at trial
• holding that it was an abuse of discretion to refuse to grant continuance when attorney's illness prevented his appearance at trial
• quashing order denying continuance of trial after two prior postponements, on the grounds of the plaintiff's counsel's sudden ill health, which became critical about two weeks prior to trial, where a new attorney could not possibly be prepared by the trial date
• abuse of discretion for trial court to deny motion for continuance when trial counsel became ill

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