Hooks v. Fourth Court of Appeals

OPINION

GAMMAGE, Justice.

This original mandamus proceeding concerns how a statutory motion to dismiss a condemnation proceeding should be reviewed. Relator, William E. Hooks, Jr. seeks writ of mandamus directing the court of appeals to withdraw its own writ of mandamus. The court of appeals granted writ of mandamus in favor of All American Pipeline Company directing the trial court to grant All American’s motion to dismiss a condemnation case. Because the court of appeals has circumvented the ordinary appellate process when there was an adequate remedy at law and issued the writ of mandamus…