Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Price

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1987No. C-5372PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*367OPINION

RAY, Justice.

This original habeas corpus proceeding arises out of a judgment holding John Wiley Price in violation of a permanent injunction orally rendered on May 2, 1986. The permanent injunction, however, was not reduced to writing and signed until May 9, 1986, after the allegedly contemptuous conduct occurred on May 3, 1986 and after a motion for contempt was filed on May 6, 1986. We hold that the judgment of contempt is void insofar as it is based upon the May 2, 1986 oral order purporting to render a permanent injunction, and order relator Price discharged. In view of this…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Ex Parte BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Ex Parte PadronTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Ex Parte WilkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1984

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Davenport v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Ex Parte ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Kinney v. BarnesTexas Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters League, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  5. Mandel v. Lewisville Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2014

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