Sansom v. Sprinkle

OPINION

JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.

Jimmy Sansom, relator, brings this original mandamus action complaining that the trial court should not have sustained a contest of his affidavit of inability to pay costs on appeal. We agree, and conditionally grant the writ.

This action arises from Sansom’s appeal of his take-nothing judgment in a worker’s compensation action. To perfect that appeal, Sansom filed an affidavit of inability to pay costs on appeal. The official court reporter filed a contest claiming that San-som was in fact able to pay costs of appeal. A hearing was held. The respondent trial…