Legal Opinion

In Re Fort Bend County

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided February 3, 2009No. 14-08-00912-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*843MAJORITY OPINION

JEFF BROWN, Justice.

In this original proceeding, relator, Fort Bend County (“Fort Bend”), seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the respondent, the Honorable Sharon McCally, presiding judge of the 334th District Court of Harris County, to set aside her order of July 25, 2008, denying its motion to transfer venue of those claims asserted against it to Fort Bend County, and grant the same. We conditionally grant the writ.

Background

In the early morning of January 1, 2007, Pedro Olivares, Jr. was driving westbound on the Westpark Tollway in Harris County. According to several…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. In Re Texas Department of TransportationTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  4. City of Tahoka v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  5. In Re Jennings, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2006

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re Adan Volpe Properties, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010
  2. in Re San Jacinto County, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  3. In Re Fort Bend County, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
  4. Johnny E. Webb, III v. Alex Rodriguez, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
  5. in Re Brin & Brin, P.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2013

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