SAN ANTONIO GENERAL DRIVERS, ETC. v. THORNTON

No. A-5585.

299 S.W.2d 911 (1957)

SAN ANTONIO GENERAL DRIVERS, HELPERS LOCAL NO. 657, et al., Relators, v. W. L. (Jack) THORNTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mullinax & Wells, Dallas, Edward Penshorn and John Peace, San Antonio, Houston Clinton, Jr., Austin, for relators.

Rawlings, Sayers, Scurlock & Eidson, Joseph A. Jenkins, Ft. Worth, Ewell H. Muse, Jr., Austin, for respondent.


CALVERT, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in this Court in which relators seek a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent as Presiding Judge of the First Administrative Judicial District to grant their motion for the appointment of a substitute judge to hear all proceedings in Cause No. 5711-B pending on the docket of the District Court of the 44th Judicial District of Dallas County. The respondent, Thornton, is also Judge of the District Court of the 44th...

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