Legal Opinion
Barrier v. Lowery
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1929No. 5033PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge LEDDY
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.
Relators seek in an original application for mandamus to require Royall Watkins, judge of the 95th District Court at Dallas, to proceed to trial of a cross action filed by them in a certain suit brought in that court by respondent PI. J. Lowery. It appears that plaintiffs’ cause of action in that suit was dismissed for want of prosecution, but the cross action filed by relators therein remained on the docket for trial. Before a trial thereon could be obtained, the respondent Lowery filed an independent suit in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cleveland v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- State ex rel. Sullivan v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Benson v. FulmoreTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Long v. LongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Miller & Vidor Lumber Co. v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Davis v. McCray Refrigerator Sales Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
- Simmons v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- State of Texas v. EppersonTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- Smock v. FischelTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Lord v. ClaytonTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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