Application for continuance, how made.

510.090. Every application for a continuance shall, unlessthe adverse party consent that it be made orally in open court,be made by motion in writing, accompanied by the affidavit of theapplicant, or of some other credible person, setting forth thefacts on which the application is founded.

(RSMo 1939 ยง 1087, A.L. 1943 p. 353 ยง 93)

Prior revisions: 1929 ยง 936; 1919 ยง 1386; 1909 ยง 1956