Court Opinion

ID: 9825997
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 15:10:22.732906+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:41:45.975797
License: Public Domain

Mr. Justice Watts.
I do not concur in whole in Chief Justice’s opinion. I think his Honor was in error in not giving appellant’s attorneys more time to prepare their defense, and that he abused his discretion in not doing so.
His Honor was presiding in his own Circuit; he lived there. The time allowed defendant, under the rule, was *452short. A legal holiday intervened, and defendant could not find his attorneys. He was up against a serious proposition.
He employed the honored Judge of the City Court and a veteran of the World War, who had been overseas. His Honor must have known that they would not impose on the Court and ask for the 24 hours to get ready their defense simply for delay, and their very reasonable request should have been granted, under the circumstances of the case, and in my opinion his Honor abused his discretion in not doing so; and for this reason the order appealed from should be reversed.