Legal Opinion

Wright v. Broeter, Dist. J.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided August 30, 1946No. A-1012PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hickman

By this original proceeding Halsey. Wright seeks to compel by mandamus the Honorable L. Broeter, Judge of the 79th Judicial District, which district includes Jim Wells County, to proceed to the trial of a case filed by him in that court. Under authority of Article 1734, Bevised Statutes 1925, this court has jurisdiction to hear the cause and grant the writ, if warranted by the record. Petitioner shows satisfactory reasons for not filing this action in the Court of Civil Appeals in the first instance.

The facts are undisputed and may be briefly stated as follows : H. T. Sain, one of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stanford v. ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Sterling v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Cain v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  4. Dudding v. Automatic Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Iles v. Walker, Chief JusticeTexas Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Fariss v. TippsTexas Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Martin v. SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  3. State ex rel. Rector v. McClellandTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Shults v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
  5. Gonzales v. LaughlinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953

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