Campbell

Petitioners are defendants in a certain action pending in. respondent court, in which one Rose A. Parry is plaintiff. The action was commenced to compel the specific performance of an alleged contract whereby petitioners agreed to exchange certain of their real property for real property of Rose A. Parry. The action was tried by respondent court, findings and judgment were ordered for plaintiff, and her counsel were directed to prepare them. The signing of the findings and judgment was delayed for some months and in the interim the plaintiff in the action served upon petitioners, as defendants therein, a notice of motion for the appointment of a receiver “to handle the properties affected by the . . . action during the pendency of said matter and the appeal that has been threatened ; said receiver to do such things as may be necessary under such receivership.” On the day for which the motion was noticed a hearing was had pursuant to the notice and at its conclusion respondent court entered its minute order granting the motion. Thereafter and on the same day the findings and judgment in the action were signed and the judgment was thereafter duly entered. Petitioner then presented…