SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
After a jury verdict for the plaintiff in a personal injury action, the lower court granted the defendants a new trial on the sole ground that it had erred in denying their motion for continuance on the eve of trial.
Since the record shows that defense counsel was completely neglectful in its preparation of the case, it is clear that there was no cognizable ground for the requested continuance...
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