Dirks v. State ex rel. Jones
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. George E. Scott. J. O. Jones was held in custody by the sheriff of Galveston county, under a commitment from the mayor’s court of the city, for refusing to pay a fine adjudged against him for violating a city ordinance, respecting the inspection of a lot of shingles. He sued out a writ of habeas corpus, returnable before Judge Scott, who held the ordinance to be invalid, and consequently discharged Jones from custody.
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. George E. Scott. J. O. Jones was held in custody by the sheriff of Galveston county, under a commitment from the mayor’s court of the city, for refusing to pay a fine adjudged against him for violating a city ordinance, respecting the inspection of a lot of shingles. He sued out a writ of habeas corpus, returnable before Judge Scott, who held the ordinance to be invalid, and consequently discharged Jones from custody. This case was an attempt to bring that decision of the judge before the Supreme Court by an appeal, and a petition and bond…
1Opinion of the CourtLindsay, J.
The writ of habeas corpus having been granted by the district judge in this case ; .and upon investigation of the judge, the prisoner having been enlarged, this court has no jurisrdiction of the case, and the appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed!
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- State v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Arendt, Sheriff v. Carter, by Next Fr.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
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