State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers v. Hatter

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court overruling a plea of privilege. Lou Flatter brought this suit in McLennan county against the Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for writ of mandamus to compel the Board to issue to him a certificate of registration as a “professional engineer” and to enjoin the members of the Board from interfering with or hampering the plaintiff in the practice of his profession as a professional engineer during the pendency of the suit. The Board filed a plea of privilege to have the cause transferred to a…