The Stone Fox v. State

This is an appeal from a trial court’s interlocutory order granting appellees’ application for a temporary injunction and ordering the subject premises padlocked for one year or until a final hearing may be held, or until defendants post a $5,000 bond pursuant to TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 4666 (Vernon 1952). Appellees (The State of Texas and The City of Houston) filed suit against The Stone Fox, a business located at 9503 North Freeway, Houston, and the individual owners and operator of the business. Appellees alleged the business constituted a public nuisance in that it was a place where…