Texas Department of Public Safety v. Gentry

Following a determination by the Houston Corporation Court No. 3 that Farris Gentry, respondent, was an habitual violator of the traffic law as defined by Article 6687b, Section 22(b), Vernon’s Ann.Tex. Civ.Stat., the Department of Public Safety ordered his driver’s license suspended for a period of three months. Respondent appealed to the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 of Harris County, and that court rendered summary judgment upholding the suspension. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed such judgment and remanded the cause for a new trial. 379 S.W.2d 114.

The Court of Civil Appeals held:…