SHIELDS v. CRUMP

No. 18172-CA.

499 So.2d 479 (1986)

Jackie SHIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jerry CRUMP and Aetna Life and Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied January 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Culpepper, Teat, Caldwell & Avery by James D. Caldwell, Jonesboro, for plaintiffappellant.

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

Before HALL and LINDSAY, JJ., and HEARD, J. Pro Tem.


HALL, Chief Judge.

In this personal injury action arising out of an automobile accident, plaintiff, Jackie Shields, appeals a judgment in favor of defendants, Jerry Crump and his insurer, Aetna Life and Casualty Company, dismissing her action after the trial court denied her motion for a continuance and she proceeded to trial unrepresented by counsel. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant plaintiff's motion...

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