Grimm v. Garner

SPEARS, Justice.

Petitioner, Joe Edd Grimm, a Justice of the Peace, appeals from the issuance of a writ of mandamus by the District Court of McLennan County commanding him to. grant a motion to set aside a criminal complaint pending in his justice court against Respondent, Edward Ray Garner. The power of the district court to issue the writ was upheld by the court of civil appeals. 577 S.W.2d 573. The question before us is whether Garner’s right to appeal from the justice court to the county court at law by trial de novo provided him with an adequate remedy at law. We hold that it does,…