In Re Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-25-00640-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE GERMANIA FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Silva, Cron, and Fonseca Memorandum Opinion by Justice Fonseca1 Relator Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association (Germania) filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court2 abused its discretion by: (1) striking Rick Bowen as the umpire appointed by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may…