Ex Parte Dick Rains

By an amended petition filed in the District Court of the Forty-fourth District, in Dallas County, on March 13, 1923, W. H. Cox et al. sought to compel Dick Rains, the relator here, to continue to fur nish water to the residents of a suburb of the City of Dallas, and to restrain him from cutting off the supply of water of the plaintiffs and others. The suit was based upon an alleged contract, the nature of which is immaterial in this proceeding. The prayer of the plaintiffs was as follows:

“WHEREFORE, premises considered, your petitioners pray your Honor to issue this most gracious writ of…