Imperial Massage & Health Studio, Inc. v. Lee

Nichols, Justice.

The District Attorney of the Houston Judicial Circuit filed an action against the appellants to abate a nuisance alleged to be existing in violation of Code Chapter 72-3. Thereafter an order was entered by consent of the parties which ordered the practices alleged to be a nuisance to cease, but which permitted the appellants’ business to otherwise operate. Still later the appellants obtained other attorneys to represent them and the present appeal was filed. Enumerated as error is the consent judgment and the permitting of extensive pre-trial publicity which had the effect of…