Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Hardy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 16, 1975No. 18853PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUITTARD, Justice.

In this application for a writ of habeas corpus, relator attacks an order of a domestic relations court finding relator in contempt, assessing a fine of $250, and committing him to jail for seventy-two hours. Relator asserts that the order is void on its face in that it does not apprise him of the reason for his commitment and fine. We agree and grant the writ.

The order, with its blanks and deletions, is as follows:

On this the 27 day of _October_ A.D. 19 75 came on regularly to be heard, the sworn motion of Sia±nt±f£ Defendant to adjudge the said Plaintiff-SsfsHáaRt to be in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte ProctorTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DeckertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. in Re Ronald J. Sanner, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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