Miller v. St. Mark's Baptist Church

Relators aver that they filed a petition against the defendant praying for the appointment of a receiver; that the defendant answered, “joining in the relief prayed for”; that, notwithstanding repeated requests for a hearing on same, the respondent judge “has refused and neglected to fix a day as required by law, and has kept said petition and answer, without any action thereon whatever”; wherefore they pray that said judge be ordered to grant the relief prayed for by relators in their said petition or fix a day and hour for a hearing thereon.

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The respondent judge answered as follows;

“That…