Hodges v. State

BAUGH, Justice.

The State, through the Attorney General and the County Attorney of Runnels County, brought this suit against the appellants, who operated a restaurant or cafe in the town of Winters, Runnels County, to abate an alleged nuisance, enjoin the future sale of intoxicating liquors, and padlock their place of business, under the provisions of Sec. 29 of the Texas Liquor Control Act, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. Art. 666, Secs. 1-51. After due notice and hearing on August 6, 1946, at which all parties appeared, and in a trial to the court without a jury, the court granted a temporary injunction…