Ralph Williams Gulfgate Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. State

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

The State of Texas and the City of Houston filed suit in the District Court of Harris County against Ralph Williams Gulfgate Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., seeking temporary and permanent injunctions to enjoin the defendant from selling automobiles at its premises in Houston, Texas, on both of two consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday. The injunctions were alleged to be authorized by the terms of Art. 286a, Vernon’s Ann.T.P.C., enacted in 1961. The temporary injunction was granted and the judgment so granting it was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals for the First Supreme…