Legal Opinion
Houston v. Hennessey
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1975No. 36657PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
This is a proceeding in habeas corpus. Petitioner was found guilty of criminal contempt of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County by violating a temporary injunction of that court. The court sentenced petitioner to confinement in the county jail for one year and fined him $2500. For the reasons hereafter set out our writ heretofore issued is quashed.
A proceeding entitled Gene McNary v. William Clyde Houston, Dar’s Inc. d/b/a Spanish Lake Cinema et al, was commenced in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The petition in that action alleged that petitioners and others were…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Howat v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Osborne v. PurdomeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- State ex rel. McAllister v. SlateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Ex parte Ramsey v. GraylandMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Don McMilian v. RennauMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
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