Legal Opinion
Jefferson County v. Farris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 27, 1972No. 7331PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
This is an original proceeding wherein Jefferson County seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Honorable James M. Farris, Judge of the County Court of Jefferson County at Law No. 2, to proceed to trial and judgment in a case pending upon the docket of said court.
Our jurisdiction is invoked under the provisions of Art. 1824, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., providing that, “Said Courts [of Civil Appeals] . . . may issue the writ of Mandamus to compel a Judge of the District or County Court to proceed to trial and judgment in a cause . . . ” In this particular, the Supreme Court has concurrent…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- University of Texas v. MorrisTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
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