Bush v. Vela

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an original action filed in this Court by Martin Dies Bush, relator, in which he seeks, by writ of mandamus, to compel the Honorable Filemon Vela, Judge of the 107th Judicial District Court of Wil-lacy County, Texas, to set aside: 1) an order which sustained the contest to his pauper’s oath, and 2) an order which dismissed relator’s suit.

The background of the case is as follows: relator filed a suit in the District Court of Willacy County, Texas, against W. Don Stone to recover damages allegedly suffered by reason of fraud. In response thereto, Stone filed an…