Ex Parte Bryant

The sole question presented in this original Habeas Corpus proceeding is whether a county court has jurisdiction to enjoin the operation of a bawdy house as a nuisance under Art. 4666, V.A.C.S.

The State contends that under Art. 5, sec. 22, Texas Constitution, the legislature controls the jurisdiction of county courts and that in Art. 4656, V.A.C.S. the legislature has provided that injunctions may be tried in either the district or the county court “according as the amount or matter in controversy comes within the jurisdiction of either of said courts.” Therefore, the State contends, that…