CURTIS v. CHIARAMONTE

No. 77-428.

53 Ohio St. 2d 15 (1978)

CURTIS ET AL., APPELLEES, v. CHIARAMONTE, SUPT., ET AL., APPELLANTS

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blakemore, Rosen & Norris Co., L. P. A., and Mr. Jeffrey T. Heintz, for appellees.

Mr. William J. Brown, attorney general, and Mr. Gene W. Holliker for appellants.


Per Curiam.

As this court stated in State, ex rel. Buck, v. McCabe (1942), 140 Ohio St. 535, at page 537:

"A court has supervisory power and control over its docket. Independent of statute, as an incident to their authority to hear and determine causes, courts have power to grant continuances. Granting or refusing to grant a motion for continuance rests within the sound discretion of the court. * * *

"The basis for a continuance...

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