17 Kan. 325 | Kan. | 1876
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The only question presented by counsel is, whether there was error in refusing a continuance. The action was brought before a justice of the peace; the amount claimed was $115, and claimed as a balance on a building-contract, due since July 1872. On appeal to the district court judgment was recovered for $61.50. The affidavit for continuance was filed in the latter court on March 26th 1875, and alleged as ground for continuance the absence of a material witness. In reference to his absence, and the probability of .procuring his testimony, the allegations are, “that the defendants have not been able to obtain the testimony of said witness; that said witness is somewhere in the territory of Colorado, but just where, or what his post-office address is, affiant does not know, although he has made numerous inquiries to ascertain it; that said absent witness went to Colorado in the spring of 1874, since which time defendant has not heard from him. Affiant further says that he expects to procure the testimony of said absent witness for the next term of this court.”
The matter of continuance is largely within the discretion
The judgment will be affirmed.