Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Preston

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 1961No. A-8372Published

1Opinion of the Court

347 S.W.2d 938 (1961)

Ex parte William C. PRESTON, Jr.

No. A-8372.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 29, 1961.

Elton M. Hyder, Fort Worth, for relator.

Wade, Davis, Callaway & Marshall, Fort Worth, for respondent.

CULVER, Justice.

Relator, William C. Preston, Jr., applies here for a writ of habeas corpus from an order of confinement entered by the judge of the 153rd District Court of Tarrant County, Texas. The relator's wife filed for divorce and division of the community property. A temporary order restraining Preston from disposing of any community assets was issued, but prior to the service of this…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Ex Parte Winfield ScottTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  3. McElreath v. McElreathTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Ex Parte DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Ex Parte PrestonTexas Supreme Court · 1961

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