Bracewell v. Been’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““There seems to be no controversy respecting the availability of the remedy of mandamus. Revised statutes, art. 1824, very plainly provides that Courts of Civil Appeals have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus to compel a judge of the district court to proceed to trial and judgment in a cause. Unquestionably an occasion arises for employing the writ of mandamus if a judgment of the district court is rendered not final by an order vacating the judgment as to some of the parties or issues involved.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fulton v. Finch