Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Roloff
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1974No. B-4462PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENTON, Justice.
Relator, Lester Roloff, brought this original habeas corpus proceeding after the district judge held him in contempt of court for operating an unlicensed child-care facility after having been permanently enjoined from operating any child-care facility unless properly licensed.
This litigation began when the State of Texas filed suit against Roloff Evangelistic Enterprises, a Texas non-profit religious and charitable corporation operating three separate institutions in Texas for the care of young persons. The State sought an injunction prohibiting Roloff Enterprises from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Calvert v. KadaneTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Popham v. PattersonTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Fox v. BurgessTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- State v. Aransas Dock and Channel CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Slocomb v. Cameron Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by148 opinions
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- Public Utility Commission v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Barr v. BernhardTexas Supreme Court · 1978
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