Midway CC Venture I, LP v. O&V Venture, LLC

OPINION

Sherry Radack, Chief Justice

The issue in this case is whether the district court erred by temporarily enjoining a landlord from filing a suit in justice court to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent because of a previously-filed declaratory judgment action in the district court. Because the justice court has exclusive jurisdiction in a landlord-tenant dispute over possession, and no issue of title is involved, we hold that the trial court’s order enjoining the landlord from filing an eviction suit in justice court was an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s…