Staehling v. Schneider

EVANS, Justice.

The primary question in this case is whether the repeal of Section 30 of the Texas Probate Code, which authorized writ of certiorari review in the district court of probate proceedings, resulted in a loss of the district court’s jurisdiction over a writ of certiorari which had already been perfected and which was pending in the district court at the time the statute was repealed.

The appeal by writ of certiorari was perfected in the district court in August 1973. Section 30 of the Texas Probate Code was repealed effective June 21,1975. On March 30, 1976, appellee filed a plea to…