Legal Opinion
in Re: Windstar Trucking, LLC
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided August 26, 2022No. 08-21-00001-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § IN RE: No. 08-21-00001-CV § WINDSTAR TRUCKING, LLC, AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING § RELATOR. IN MANDAMUS § OPINION This mandamus requires us to decide two legal questions: (1) is making an illegal left hand turn that violates the Texas Traffic Code a “criminal act” under Chapter 33 that permits the designation of unknown responsible third parties in civil cases; and (2) can a defendant wishing to designate an unknown person plead adequate facts to support the designation in their motion for leave to designate, and not their answer? We…
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