A party is entitled to a trial of a proceeding ready for hearing unless injustice is clearly shown if the adjournment is refused. A possible change in the law from a pending appeal in another case — whether judicial or legislative — is not ordinarily sufficient justification for vacating a trial date, as such changes are too speculative. If a trial proceeds on a wrong principle, the remedy lies in appeal, not in indefinite adjournment.
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