The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that notice of trial sent to an incorrect address constitutes error on the face of the record sufficient to warrant reversal on restricted appeal. Here, the trial court clerk sent notice of trial to the Plaintiffs at an address containing an incorrect suite number even though the file
October 2010
New Trial Granted Based on “Inherent Power to Sanction”
By Mike Northrup on
Posted in Mandamus
Last year, the Texas Supreme Court shook things up a little with its opinion in In re Columbia Medical Center, in which it granted a petition for writ of mandamus and ordered a trial court to state the reasons for granting a new trial. Prior to that time, mandamus relief was not available to a…