Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Canales
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1991No. C-9256PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HECHT, Justice.
In this original mandamus proceeding we consider the authority of a trial court under Rule 171 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to appoint a master to supervise pretrial discovery in a case. Joining in the petition for mandamus are the plaintiff and several of the defendants in a wrongful death case pending before the respondent district court. For reasons that follow, we conclude that the district court has exceeded its authority, and therefore we conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.
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This proceeding arises out of a lawsuit pending in the 298th District Court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Kimberly v. ArmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Texas Bank and Trust Co. v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Heckers v. FowlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Kutch v. Del Mar College, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- In Re Xeller, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Decker v. Lindsay, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Hourani v. Katzen, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Caldwell, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
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