Burnett v. Surratt

BOND, Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellees, C. P. Surratt, Mrs. E. M. Shinall, and Andrew J. Priest, to restrain appellant, Airs. Zudie Burnett, and Julian Holtz from burying the dead body of W. A. Burnett in Dallas county, Tex., and for a mandatory order, directing said Julian Holtz to deliver the body to appellees for burial in St. Louis, Mo. The petition was presented to the trial court, and in order to hold the subject-matter in statu quo for the ultimate determination of the issues involved, the trial court, on hearing, temporarily enjoined the interment of the body, thus…