ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. v. SMITH

No. 16751.

539 S.W.2d 234 (1976)

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., Relator, v. The Honorable Jack SMITH, Judge of the 189th District Court, Harris County, Texas, et al., Respondents.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

July 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, Gerald P. Coley, Houston, for appellant.

Victor F. Branch, Houston, for respondent James Slusser.


COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is an original action for mandamus in which relator seeks to have the District Court set aside an order granting a mistrial in a suit for damages tried to a jury, and to require the court to enter a judgment on the incomplete verdict returned by the jury. The writ of mandamus is granted.

During the course of their deliberations the jury in Cause No. 906,232, entitled James Slusser v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., et al., made known...

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