Palacios v. Rayburn

An Original Proceeding

EVANS, Justice.

Maria Palacios, Relator, sought and obtained leave to file petition for writ of mandamus asking that the Honorable Madison Rayburn, Judge of the 80th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, be compelled to enter an interlocutory default judgment against Quality Beverage Company, one of the defendants in the trial court. Relator asserted in her petition that Quality Beverage Company had failed to file answer on or before October 14, 1974, the time prescribed by law; that on October 30, 1974 she had sought to have interlocutory default judgment…