Saenz v. Sanders

At a former term we granted the motion of relator for leave to file petition for mandamus against the Honorable P. C. Sanders, District Judge, to compel him to vacate an order and to proceed to trial and judgment in a case in which relator is plaintiff and respondents M. B. Killian and R. W. Briggs are defendants. Prior to the date of submission of the application for the writ of mandamus Judge Sanders died, and that fact was made known to the court through a motion filed by respondents Killian and Briggs to dismiss the proceeding. Relator’s attorney appeared before the court to resist the…