Legal Opinion
Pitts v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided August 31, 1995No. 14-95-00711-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a dismissal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
Appellant filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 after the justice of the peace court ordered the seizure of 40 mixed breed dogs and 6 mixed breed cats and transferred possession of the animals from appellant to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Appellant also brought an appeal from the order of seizure in Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3.
Harris County filed a plea of collateral estoppel and motion to dismiss for lack of…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Seale v. McCallumTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- Boyd v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Field v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1846
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