Eason v. Erwin

The petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent Circuit Judge Harold S. Erwin to act on certain pending motions and set a case for trial. They are residents of Poinsett County, Arkansas, and have sued Kaneaster Hodges, a Newport attorney, in Jackson County Circuit Court on a promissory note alleging that Hodges owes them approximately $145,000. The suit was filed December 27, 1988.

The petitioners filed a motion for summary judgment on February 3,1989, and according to their petition, the respondent instructed the parties to submit briefs within ten days, which was done. The…