No appeal case shall be continued more than twice by the same party, except for providential cause, for which it may be continued as often as justice may require.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3459; Code 1868, § 3479; Code 1873, § 3530; Code 1882, § 3530; Civil Code 1895, § 5137; Civil Code 1910, § 5723; Code 1933, § 81-1418.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 17 Am. Jur. 2d, Continuance, § 40.
C.J.S.- 17 C.J.S., Continuances, § 129.
ALR.- Effect of war on litigation pending at time of its outbreak, 36 A.L.R.2d 1018.
Amendment of pleading with respect to parties or their capacity as ground for continuance, 67 A.L.R.2d 477.
Continuance of civil case because of illness or death of party, 68 A.L.R.2d 470.