§ 9-10-154. Absence of a party as cause for continuance

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§ 9-10-154. Absence of a party as cause for continuance

If either party is providentially prevented from attending the trial of a case, and the counsel of the absent party will state in his place that he cannot go safely to trial without the presence of the absent party, the case shall be continued, provided the continuances of the party have not been exhausted.