Railroad Commission of Texas v. Roberts

On February 11, 1960, this Court granted a motion for leave to file a petition for writ of prohibition against Honorable Jack Roberts, Judge of the District Court of Travis County, Texas, 126th Judicial District and Roy R. Gardner, the motion having been made by the Railroad Commission of Texas. After hearing on the same date we entered an order and judgment conditionally granting the writ of prohibition sought by relators.

We will now state the circumstances under which our action was taken and the reasons therefor.

The facts as reflected by the petition are:

Final judgment was rendered in…