ROLAND v. TEDESCO

No. 15005.

421 So.2d 1158 (1982)

Crystal ROLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ignatius I. TEDESCO, III, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1982.

Writ Granted February 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy E. Bain, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Sidney E. Cook, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and JASPER E. JONES, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action allegedly arising out of the 1976 wrongful death of her son, a non-resident plaintiff appeals a judgment dismissing her action without prejudice because she failed to prosecute on the date it was set for jury trial. CCP 1673.

Plaintiff appeals, contending that the trial court abused its discretion in denying her motion for a continuance filed in proper person on the trial date. CCP 1601. We affirm.

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