In Re Sosa

OPINION

RICKHOFF, Justice.

Lydia Sosa has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable Andy Míreles to set aside an order sustaining a contest to an affidavit of indigence. Because we are bound by the supreme court’s decision to favor the rights of indigents to appeal, we must conditionally grant the writ.

Factual and Procedural Background

Sosa sued George Cardenas to recover for injuries arising out of a car accident. The jury found in favor of Cardenas, and the trial judge signed a judgment on the jury’s verdict on August 5, 1997. Sosa filed a timely motion for new trial. On…