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Absence of material witness as ground for: Appleby v. Freeman & Son, 2:271; Snetter v. Snetter, 2:372; Ross v. Roberts, 3:266; Morais v. Republic of Liberia, 5:3; Hutchins v. Republic of Liberia, 5:63; Bryant v. African Produce Co”, 7:93; Wright v. Tay, 11:164; Sie et al. v. Republic of Liberia, 12:59; Samuels v. Samuels, 13:27; Larmouth v. Republic of Liberia, 13:493; George v. Republic of Liberia, 14:339; Massaquoiv. Republic of Liberia, 14:372; Republic of Liberia v. Wright, 20:77

Absence of material witness, Denied when court exhausted means to procure attendance: Larmouth v. Republic of Liberia, 13:493

Appellee’s procuring premature transmittal of record not ground for: Nah v. Nah, 17:357

Application for, must be supported by proof: Teewia v. Urey, 27:91, Circumstances of each case determines granting of: Sherman v. Reeves-Chenoweth, 24:196

Continuances, Discretion of trial court: Wright v. Bacon et al., 1:477; Bryant et al. v. Republic of Liberia, 6:128

Counsel, entertaining of motion for continuance as court’s recognition of: Lotico Logging Company v. Stewart (Chambers), 23:393

Denial ground for a new trial: Greene v. Republic of Liberia, 14:163

Denial not abuse of discretion: Mathelier v. Mathelier, 17:511

Denial reviewable by appeal not by certiorori: Hafiis v. Harris and Williams, 9:344; Wilkins v. Republic of Liberia and Lewis, 14:23

Denied where moving party failed to exercise diligence to procure attendance of materialwitness: Massaquoi v. Republic of Liberia, 14:372

Discretlon ofjudge, within: Edris v. Republic of Liberaa, 20:153; Wilson v. Kandakai, 21:452

Discretion of trial court: Wright v. Bacon et al., 1:477; Dyson v. Republic of Liberia, 1:481; Bryant et al. v. Republic of Liberia,6:128

Discretion of trial court in refusing, no abuse of: Serjleh v. Republic of Liberia, 20:377

Discretion of trial court, abuse of, in action on motion: Republic of Liberia v. Wright, 20:77

Failure to file motion for, or appear for trial, effect of: Nigerian Ports Authority v. Brathwaite, 26:338

For diminution of records; Attia v. Rigby, 1:534

Illness of counsel as ground for: Burney v. Jantzen, 4:322; Prout v. Cooper, 5:379; Dennis v. Reffell, 7:332; Massaquoi et al. v. Republic of Liberia, 8:155; Davies v. Yancy et al., 10:89; Phillips v. Nelson and Freeman, 10:134; Paterson, Zochonis and Company v. Flomo, 20:404; Ashumana v. Lewis, 21:104; Teewia v. Utey, 27:97

Inherent power of court to initiate: Glapoh v. Bolado Sawmilling Company, 20:1.08

Legislative duties of party or counsel not ground for: ln re Morgan, 22:378

Motion denied when party simultaneously caused subpoena to issue for material witness: Ericsson v. Choussalny, 17:180

Motions for addressed to court’s discretion and not reviewable absent abuse: Nah v. Nah, 17:357; Mathelier v. Mathelier, 17:511

Motion for, on account of absence of counsel, declared moot where counsel’s leave expired on date of decision of motion: Massaquoi et al. v. Republic of Liberia, 8:155

Motion for should be granted unless effect would be to baffle justice: woodson v. Heuston and Solomon, 12:133

Moving papers must allege continuance not sought for mere purpose of delay: Tugba v. Republic of Liberia, 12:218

Objection to denial waived by failure to seek remedial process: Hill v. Hill, 13:257

Physical inability to attend, of party who is material witness: Samuels v. Samuels, 13:27

Several defendants; where no motion for severance, motion for continuance refused to one of: Yancy v. Republic of Liberia, 26:374

Should not be granted where purpose is delay: Woodson v. Heuston and Solomon, 12:133; Cole and Sautet v. Payne, 12:183

Should ordinarily be granted: woodson v. Heuston and Solomon, 12:133

Voluntary absence of counsel not ground: Coffah v. Pyne and Smallwood, 8:38; Harmon and Oost Afrikaansche Compagnie v. Bryant-Jones et al., 10:296

Waiver of objection to denial: Garlo v. Republic of Liberia, 20:234

When denial an abuse of discretion, new trial granted: Nagbe v. Nyema, 17:601

when motion for granted on basis of unavailability of witness: Lewis and Pierre v. Yancy et al., 17:319

Wtil ol certiorori will lie to review granting of: Lewis and Pierre v. Yancy et al., 17:319