Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed
December 12, 2017.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-17-00928-CV
IN RE HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO., Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
234th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-48607
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 28, 2017, relator Houston Specialty Insurance Co. filed a
petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221
(West Supp. 2017); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court
to compel the Honorable Wesley Ward, presiding judge of the 234th District Court
of Harris County, to vacate his November 13, 2017 order denying relator’s First
Amended Motion to Dismiss under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 91a.
To obtain mandamus relief, a relator generally must show both that the trial
court clearly abused its discretion and that the relator has no adequate remedy by
appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig.
proceeding).
Relator has not established that it is entitled to mandamus relief. We therefore
deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Donovan, and Jewell.
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in Re Houston Specialty Insurance Co.
Combined Opinion