Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Construction Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 21, 1977No. 1646PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COULSON, Justice.
This is an appeal by Ray Hardy, the district clerk of Harris County, from an order which permitted Construction Systems, Inc. to garnish money held in the registry of the court of which Hardy was clerk. Since the judgment ordering Hardy to distribute the money in question was final at the time garnishment was sought, the funds were no longer in custodia legis and garnishment was proper. We affirm.
In a judgment entered December 19,1975 the 164th Judicial District Court ordered the district clerk, Hardy, to pay Houston Drywall Systems, Inc. (Drywall) $9,448.37 out of a fund…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sellers v. Harris CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Curtis v. FordTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Pace v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Challenge Co. v. SartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Houston Drywall, Inc. v. Construction Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Daniels v. Pecan Valley Ranch, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Burns v. Bishop, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
- United States v. Thomas Michael PowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gonzales v. Daniel, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
- United States v. PowellDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1980
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