CITY OF DALLAS v. DIXON

No. A-9340.

365 S.W.2d 919 (1963)

CITY OF DALLAS et al., Relators, v. Honorable Dick DIXON, Chief Justice, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 13, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. P. Kucera, City Atty., Dallas, N. Alex Bickley, Asst. City Atty., Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., Austin, Howard Mays, Asst. Atty. Gen., McCall, Parkhurst, Crowe, McCall & Horton, Ritchie, Ritchie & Crossland, Carrington, Johnson & Stephens, Dallas, for relators.

James P. Donovan, Dallas, for respondents.


CALVERT, Chief Justice.

When irrelevant and immaterial matters are eliminated from this direct proceeding in this Court, only two ultimate questions remain for determination: 1. Has this Court jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus to a Court of Civil Appeals requiring it, in a proper case, to issue all writs necessary to prevent prosecution of a suit in which the plaintiffs, bound by a prior judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, seek to relitigate issues which...

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