Opinion
No. 29,950.
Filed June 15, 1960.
Original action by State of Indiana on relation of Rex L. Slagal, relator, seeking a writ of mandate against Circuit Court of Kosciusko County, Seth E. Rowdabaugh, Judge, respondent. An alternative writ was issued.
Alternative writ dissolved and permanent writ denied.
Widaman, Bowser Widaman, of Warsaw, for relator.
Seth E. Rowdabaugh, pro se.
Relator herein sought a writ of mandate compelling respondent judge to grant a change of venue from the judge in a certain case pending in the Kosciusko Circuit Court and being "State of Indiana vs. Rex L. Slagal," Cause No. 5454.
Respondent judge has filed his response herein showing that the relief requested has been granted and a special judge has been appointed and qualified.
Therefore, the alternative writ of mandate heretofore issued is dissolved, and a permanent writ of prohibition and mandate is denied.
Jackson, C.J., Landis, Achor and Arterburn, JJ., concur.
NOTE. — Reported in 167 N.E.2d 716.