Legal Opinion · Dissent

Ex Parte Coffee

Texas Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1959No. A-7439Published

1DissentJustice Griffin

I agree with the result reached in the majority opinion that the temporary injunction issued by Judge Mays was not void, but voidable and irregular. This was a matter that could have been corrected by a prompt appeal under the provisions of Art. 4662, Vernon’s Ann. Texas Civ. Stats.

I disagree that the injunction was not void by virtue of the fact that the order of the judge did not require a bond to be given and no amount was fixed for the bond.

It is not disputed that the only bond in the record is the bond given to secure the temporary restraining order. It contains no provisions that secure…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Riggins v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Fort Worth Street Railway Co. v. Rosedale Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Cole v. FortoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. City of Jacksonville v. DevereuxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. Dunlap v. RotgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935

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