in Re First Mercury Insurance Company

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ. 1

By petition for writ of mandamus, First Mercury Insurance Company (“First Mercury”) contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying First Mercury’s plea to the jurisdiction because, in Texas, an injured party generally cannot sue the tortfeasor’s insurer directly until the tort-feasor’s liability has been finally determined by agreement or judgment, and this prerequisite has not been met in the case below. 2 We conditionally grant mandamus relief.

I.BACKGROUND

Real parties in interest, Esteban Hurta-do, Gerardo Hurtado, San Juanita Davila, and…