Title: HOPE v. GORDON
Citation: 174 Okla. 368, 1935 OK 805, 50 P.2d 669
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: September 17, 1935

HOPE v. GORDON Annotate this Case HOPE v. GORDON 1935 OK 805 50 P.2d 669 174 Okla. 368 Case Number: 25107 Decided: 09/17/1935 Supreme Court of Oklahoma HOPE v. GORDON. Syllabus ¶0 1. APPEAL AND ERROR--Discretion of Trial Court as to Continuance. The granting or refusing a continuance is discretionary with the court, and in the absence of abuse will not be reversed. 2. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS--Under Provision of Note Payments by Principal Held to Prevent Running of Statute as to Surety or Guarantor. Where a note contains the following provision, to wit: "The makers and endorsers hereof hereby severally waive protest, demand and notice of protest and nonpayment in case this note is not paid at maturity, and agree to all extensions and part payments before or after maturity without prejudice to the holder," payments by the principal will prevent the statute of limitations running as to the surety or guarantor. 3. NEW TRIAL--Misconduct of Counsel as Ground--Prejudicial Effect Required to Be Shown. Where misconduct of counsel is alleged as ground for new trial, it must appear that such conduct was prejudicial to the complaining party and probably had some influence upon the verdict. Where such misconduct is not shown to have had this effect, it is not ground for new trial. 4. BILLS AND