In Re Masonite Corp., Abitibi-Price Corp., and Mg Building Materials, Inc., Relators (two Cases)

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court conditionally granted mandamus, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by transferring venue on its own motion and that the extraordinary circumstances made an appellate remedy inadequate. The Court affirmed that venue transfer orders are voidable, not void, and that mandamus may be issued when a trial court's actions cause irreparable waste of judicial resources.