Tex. & Pac. R'y Co. v. Watson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Tex. & Pac. R'y Co. v. Watson

3 Willson 369

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas

DecidedMay 18, 1887

DocketNo. 5136

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Tex. & Pac. R'y Co. v. Watson, 3 Willson 369 (Tex. Ct. App. 1887).

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Will-son, J.

§ 302. Continuance; first application for must be granted, when. Appellant’s application for a continuance was a first one, and it contained every requisite of the statute. The court erred in not granting it. When a first application for a continuance is in strict compliance with the statute, the court has no discretion in the matter, but must continue the cause. [Cleveland v. Cole, 65 Tex. 402.]

Reversed and remanded.

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Will-son, J.

§ 302. Continuance; first application for must be granted, when. Appellant’s application for a continuance was a first one, and it contained every requisite of the statute. The court erred in not granting it. When a first application for a continuance is in strict compliance with the statute, the court has no discretion in the matter, but must continue the cause. [Cleveland v. Cole, 65 Tex. 402.]

Reversed and remanded.

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