Legal Opinion
State v. Goodnight
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1888No. 6417PublishedCited by 43 opinions
Appeal from Donley. Tried below before the Hon. Frank Willis.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaines, Associate Justice.
On the fifth of May, 1886, the State of Texas, by John D. Templeton, its Attorney General, filed its petition against the, appellee, Charles Goodnight, for a mandatory injunction to compel the removal of certain enclosures around public lands of the State, and to restrain the construction ,of any additional fences. The defendant filed a plea in abatement on the ground that there was a want of necessary parties to the action; and also a general demurer to the petition. The plaintiff excepted to the plea in abatement, and the exceptions were overruled. The court then…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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