GILBERT McCLURE ENTERPRISES v. BURNETT

No. 05-87-00667-CV.

735 S.W.2d 309 (1987)

GILBERT McCLURE ENTERPRISES, Relator, v. The Honorable Joe BURNETT, Judge, 134th District Court, Dallas County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Hill Jones, Ralph C. Jones, Dallas, for respondent.

James S. Maxwell, Sharis L. Jinks, E. Thomas Bishop, Mark M. Donheiser, Dallas, for relator.

Before DEVANY, BAKER and McCRAW, JJ.


BAKER, Justice.

This is an original mandamus proceeding. Relator Gilbert McClure Enterprises (McClure) filed this petition seeking to compel the respondent to set aside an order disqualifying the law firm of Maxwell, Godwin & Carlton from representing the company in a wrongful death action. We conditionally granted the writ on July 16, 1987, and we now issue this opinion explaining that decision.

Claudia Irene Hartline sued McClure for damages arising...

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