Case Name: MARTIN v. IRVIN
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1912-06-05
Citations: 147 S.W. 1164
Docket Number: 
Parties: MARTIN v. IRVIN.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 147
Pages: 1164–1165

Head Matter:
MARTIN v. IRVIN.
(Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Austin.
June 5, 1912.)
Certiorari (§ 4 ) — Mandamus (§ 3*) — Transcript on Appeal — Compelling Preparation. ■
Mandamus, and not certiorari, is the proper remedy to compel the clerk to perform his ministerial duty of preparing the transcript on appeal.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Certiorari, Cent. Dig. § 4; Dec. Dig. § 4;* Mandamus, Cent. Dig. §§ 8, 10-34; Dec. Dig. § 3. ]
Appeal from Bell County Court.
Action between A. O. Martin and V. Irvin., From the judgment, Martin appeals. On mo tion by Martin for certiorari against the county clerk of Bell county.
Motion overruled.
Sam D. Ware, of Belton, for the motion.
For other eases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
KEY, O. J.
This is a motion asking this court to isssue a writ of certiorari to compel the county clerk of Bell county to prepare and deliver to appellant or his attorney a transcript, in order that an appeal may be properly prosecuted. The motion or application does not ask that the clerk be cited and given a hearing, and asks for no other relief than a writ of certiorari.
Appellant attempts to show that he perfected his appeal by filing a pauper's oath in lieu of an appeal bond, and that the clerk has refused to prepare the transcript, after being requested so to do. As a general rule, when an- officer refuses to perform a ministerial duty, the remedy to compel performance of such duty is a mandamus proceeding directly against such officer; and we hold that appellant has mistaken his remedy, and that he should have pursued that course in this case. Newton v. Leal, 56 S. W. 209; In re Lawrence Estate, 146 S. W. 701.
Motion overruled.