Champion International Corp. v. Twelfth Court of Appeals

ORIGINAL MANDAMUS PROCEEDING

Relator, Champion International Corporation, seeks mandamus relief from the court of appeals’ conditional grant of mandamus compelling the trial court to vacate its order setting aside a jury verdict, granting a mistrial, and setting this case on the trial docket. We conclude that the trial court acted within its discretion and conditionally grant the writ against the court of appeals.

This matter arises out of an action brought by the real party in interest, George Muckleroy, over a contract to supply wood chips to St. Regis Corporation, which has been succeeded in…