Thompson v. Gibbs

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

In this original action filed pursuant to Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1824 (Vernon’s Ann. 1964) petitioner Doris DuCret Thompson prays that we issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent Dan Gibbs, Judge of the Domestic Relations Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas, to proceed to trial and render judgment based upon evidence presented, in Cause No. 72-5856-DR/3 styled “In the Matter of the Marriage of John P. Thompson and Doris DuCret Thompson.” John P. Thompson is also named as a respondent.

The record discloses that on June 15, 1973 respondent Dan Gibbs signed…