Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Abascal

RELATOR’S PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED

CHAPA, Justice.

This case is being considered en banc on the court’s own motion.

This is an original mandamus proceeding in which the relator, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, asks this court to order the respondent, Honorable Amado Abascal, to set aside his orders striking Hartford’s First Amended Answer and disbursing $10,000.00 into the registry of the court.

The case arose from a workers’ compensation action brought by real party in interest, Raul Flores, Jr., wherein Flores alleges he slipped and fell at work in the Zavala County Jail…