Hasty v. Pierpont

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to require the defendant, as judge of the district court of Sedgwick county, to decide plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of a referee, in an action pending in his court, upon its merits and in the exercise of judicial discretion.

The action in which the motion for a reference was filed was brought by Hasty to recover an attorney fee from three named defendants for professional services alleged to have been rendered under agreement with the defendants. One of the defendants demurred to the amended…