McFarland v. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bowie. Tried below before the Hon. B. W. Gray. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case is brought to this court by an appeal taken from a judgment of the Hon. B. W. Gray, judge of the eighth judicial district, on an application for habeas corpus, heard before him, in open court, during the last term of the District Court of Bowie county. And it presents for our consideration the important question, whether this court can by the appeal of the respondent acquire jurisdiction of the case.
*106Ho objection to the appeal has been raised by the applicant, and we have not, consequently, been aided in the investigation of the question by the argument of counsel.
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