Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. Thirteenth Court of Appeals

OPINION

In this original proceeding, the court of appeals conditionally granted mandamus directing the trial court to vacate its order transferring venue from Hidalgo County to Dallas County. The court of appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion in transferring venue after refusing to grant a second motion for continuance to complete reasonable discovery on venue. 925 S.W.2d 119. Because we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we conditionally grant mandamus.

David Crockett Woods and Sandra Kay Woods sued Bridgestones/Firestone, Inc. and five other…