Legal Opinion
In re Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 15, 2016No. 05-15-01114-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice Lang-Miers
This petition for writ of mandamus involves a motion to transfer venue pursuant to the inmate litigation mandatory venue statute. Real party in interest, John Goin, sued relators in Dallas County. Relators contend that Goin was incarcerated in Fannin County, Texas, when at least one of his causes of action accrued and that venue is mandatory there. They contend that the trial court abused its discretion by denying their joint motion to transfer- venue. We agree and conditionally grant the writ. - ,
Background
Goin was driving a truck owned by his employer,…
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