Crofts v. Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth Supreme Judicial District

HAMILTON, Justice.

This is an original suit for writ of mandamus brought by relators Thomas H. *103Crofts, District Judge of Van Zandt County, Texas, 86th Judicial District, and An-cel M. Autry, W. N. Autry and wife, Mary Lou Autry, praying that this court issue its writ of mandamus directing the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth Supreme Judicial District at El Paso, Texas, to rescind its order granting writ of mandamus against Judge Crofts.

The facts, as stated in the two Court of Civil Appeals opinions and the briefs of the parties are as follows: The controversy grew out of a suit for…