Legal Opinion
Ex parte Adlof
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 29, 1918No. 5000PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from Grayson County Cdurt; Dayton B. Steed, Judge. Ella Adlof was convicted for a violation of an ordinance relating to the care of burial lots, and seeks release on original application for habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, J.
The governing body of the city of Sherman enacted an ordinance of which section 3 is as follows:
“That if any person whomsoever shall hereafter dig, attend, dress, or keep any grave or burial lot in West Hill Cemetery, in the city of Sherman, for compensation, paid or to be paid, directly or indirectly, except under the direction and with the consent of the superintendent of said cemetery to be appointed as provided by this ordinance, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars. Provided, that nothing in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- City of Austin v. Austin City Cemetery Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Craig v. First Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
- Wyeth v. Board of Health of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Morris & Cummings v. State ex rel. GussettTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- County of Los Angeles v. Hollywood Cemetery Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ex Parte SadberryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Ex Parte LeslieCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Ex parte LargentCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Mansker v. AstoriaOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- Northern Texas Utilities Co. v. Community Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
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