Legal Opinion
In Re Graham
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 18, 2008No. 03-07-00705-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANE HENSON, Justice.
Relator Preston Graham petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the county court at law to transfer a probate proceeding from Tom Green County to Travis County. Because we hold that venue of *847the underlying proceeding is mandatory in Travis County, we conditionally grant Preston’s petition.1
A trial court’s denial of a motion to transfer venue pursuant to a mandatory venue provision is reviewable by mandamus. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 15.016, 15.0642 (West 2002). A mandamus involving mandatory venue is reviewed using an abuse-of-discretion standard.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mendoza v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
- In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Texas Commerce Bank-Rio Grande Valley, N.A. v. Correa, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
- Duffy v. Cole Petroleum Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McDuffee v. Miller, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2010
- Tarris Woods v. Rusty Legg, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
- 3HM Trucking, LLC, Michael Jerome Wright, Prestige Gunite, Inc., Jesus Maria Rosales, III, Tri-National, Inc., and RMR Driver Services, Inc. v. Joann Carr Elizondo, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2024
- Claudia Beth Vela v. Eliza Castillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2026
- Elaine Roller v. A.J. O'Connor and Donna K. O'Connor, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
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