Legal Opinion
State v. Gibson's Distributing Company
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1968No. B-1060PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Justice.
The State of Texas sought an injunction on May 22, 1968, in the 142nd District Court of Midland County to prevent Gibson’s Distributing Company, Inc., from selling merchandise through a subsidiary on the two consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday in violation of Art. 286a, Vernon’s Ann. Tex.Pen.Code (1967). On June 7, 1968, in a “Judgment on a Temporary Injunction Hearing” the 142nd District Court denied the State a temporary injunction on the ground that Art. 286a is “ * * * vague and indefinite and therefore, unconstitutional. * * * ”
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