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National Am. Bk. v. Bankers Int'l Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nov 1, 1967
386 F.2d 216 (3d Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 16548.

Argued October 19, 1967.

Decided November 1, 1967.

Malcolm H. Waldron, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Walter R. Milbourne, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell Hippel, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HASTIE, FREEDMAN and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT


The issue in this case, a civil action on a promissory note, is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a twenty-four hour continuance.

In asking for the continuance the appellant stated that he was discharging his attorney because of dissatisfaction with the attorney's requested fee and his manner of handling the case. The request for a continuance came after a jury had been selected and witnesses had appeared to testify in a case already four years old. Moreover, the trial judge was persuaded and stated that the request for a continuance was "not in good faith". We find no abuse of discretion.

The judgment will be affirmed.


Summaries of

National Am. Bk. v. Bankers Int'l Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nov 1, 1967
386 F.2d 216 (3d Cir. 1967)
Case details for

National Am. Bk. v. Bankers Int'l Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:NATIONAL AMERICAN BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. BANKERS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Date published: Nov 1, 1967

Citations

386 F.2d 216 (3d Cir. 1967)