As soon as the case is at issue, it must be immediately set down for trial and shall have precedence over all other cases on the docket. History: Laws 1909, ch. 36, § 12; Code 1915, § 3965; C.S. 1929, § 96-116; 1941 Comp., § 10-313; 1953 Comp., § 5-3-13.