Legal Opinion
Braden v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 10, 1937No. 2040PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This suit was brought by the State of Texas, through Holvey Williams, the district attorney of McLennan county, against W. E. Braden and others to enjoin them from conducting and engaging in what is commonly known as a “Walkathon,” on the ground that the same was an endurance contest and a nuisance within the provisions of Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code, art. 614b (Acts 1934, 43d Leg., 2d C.S., p. 131, c. 62). Upon a trial before the court without a jury, judgment was entered for the plaintiff perpetually enjoining the defendants from further operating said alleged endurance contest. The…
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