WHITE, P.J.
Plaintiffs Matchett and Weisel appeal from the minute order of December 18, 1956, dismissing their respective actions which had been consolidated for trial. The actions were dismissed under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, section 583, that actions "shall be dismissed ... unless ... brought to trial within five years after the plaintiff has filed his action, except ... where it be shown that the defendant has been absent from the state or...
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