In Re Bridges

OPINION

SAM J. DAY, Justice.

Relator seeks mandamus relief from a trial court order denying a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc. Relator contends the trial court refused to correct a clerical error in an order granting nonsuit that dismissed both defendants and thus dismissed the entire case. Relator argues that the trial court was not authorized to dismiss the entire case because she claims she only nonsuited one of the two defendants. We conditionally grant the petition for writ of mandamus.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The Lawsuits

Relator Tonya Bridges, the mother of four minor children, sustained…