Ex Parte George
Texas Supreme Court
1DissentChief Justice Calvert
Further consideration of this matter has convinced me that relator should be discharged. Being thus convinced', I must dissent.
One may not be punished for contempt for violating a void court order, and a temporary injunction granted by a court having no jurisdiction of the subject matter is void. Ex Parte Twedell, 158 Texas 214, 309 S.W. 2d 834; Ex Parte Dilley, 160 Texas 522, 334 S.W. 2d 425.
There is in the record ample evidence, to support the trial court’s finding that a primary purpose of the picketing of the refinery at Texas City by NMU members was to induce OCAW members to breach their…
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