Code Civ. Proc., § 594a · Chapter 3. Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements
Code Civ. Proc., § 594a
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The court may, of its own motion, postpone the trial, if at the time fixed for the trial the court is engaged in the trial of another action; or if, as provided in section 473 of this code, an amendment of the pleadings, or the allowance of time to make such amendment, or to plead, renders a postponement necessary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1933, Ch. 744.
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