ZIMMERMAN v. OTTIS

No. 13-96-477-CV.

941 S.W.2d 259 (1996)

William F. ZIMMERMAN, III, Relator, v. Hon. Jo Ann OTTIS, Judge of the 130th District Court of Matagorda County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

December 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Ann Ottis, Bay City, for respondent.

Michael T. Floreani, Mounger & Campbell, Don H. Campbell, Houston, for relator.

Hannah Kunkle, District Clerk, McKinney, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Wickliff & Hall, Laura Sapsowitz, Houston, real parties in interest.

Before FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., YANEZ and RODRIGUEZ, JJ.


OPINION

YANEZ, Justice.

William F. Zimmerman, III, brings the present mandamus proceeding, complaining that the trial court improperly transferred to another county his lawsuit against Frito-Lay Corporation, the real party in interest, after Zimmerman nonsuited all of his claims. We grant mandamus relief.

On January 22, 1996, Zimmerman filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit against Frito-Lay in the 130th District Court of Matagorda County, Texas. Frito...

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