Legal Opinion

Garrett v. Rose

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 20, 1942No. 5429PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACKSON, Chief Justice.

The record shows that Mrs. Ruth Garrett and her husband, J. G. Garrett, with several other members of a religious organization known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, on October 15, 1941 were in the town of Pampa in Gray County, Texas. The business of these people appears to have been to disseminate their religious doctrine by music, speeches reproduced on a phonograph and the distribution of their religious literature. They manifested the same enthusiasm and persistence in proselytizing others as was displayed by the Crusaders centuries ago. They are not so cruel or bloody but…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Hawks v. YanceyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Reynolds v. RaybornCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. Whittle Music Co. v. LammonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Alamo Title Company v. San Antonio Bar AssociationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  2. Northrup v. O'BRIENCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners v. WattCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Edgar v. Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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