(a) Either party may obtain a postponement of the cause not exceeding thirty (30) days, on account of the absence of evidence by filing an affidavit like that required in § 16-63-402, subject to such terms as the court may impose.
(b) Either party who shall apply for the postponement of a cause shall, if required by the adverse party, consent that the testimony of any witness of the adverse party who is in attendance be then taken to be used on the trial of the cause.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers
Chapter 19 - Justice Of The Peace Courts
§ 16-19-601. Trial by court or jury
§ 16-19-603. Continuances — Testimony of adverse party's witness
§ 16-19-604. Jurors — Number and qualifications
§ 16-19-605. Challenges to jurors
§ 16-19-607. Jury to hear evidence in a body
§ 16-19-608. Witnesses generally
§ 16-19-610. Witness and juror attendance and mileage fees
§ 16-19-611. Verdict — Entry on docket