Travelers Insurance v. Henley

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

This is an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable Harold R. Clayton, Judge of the 136th Judicial District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, to set aside his order of mistrial in Cause No. A-73,559 in said court and to enter judgment in defendant’s favor in accordance with the special issue verdict of the jury therein. Judge Clayton determined that certain of the jury’s answers to special issues were in irreconcilable conflict, hence the order of mistrial. The action was by Terrell Henley, respondent here, to recover benefits under The Workmen’s Compensa*945ti…