Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 6, 1982Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Mike Driscoll Harris County Attorney 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Temporary disposition of tenant's personal property when tenant is subject to removal from premises pursuant to court order

Dear Mr. Driscoll:

In your letter to this office, you stated:

A situation has come to a head in Harris County over the authority of a constable to place personal property of a tenant in a public warehouse when executing a Writ of Restitution from a justice court or county court at law. A spokesman for the justices of the peace has requested us to ask you for your opinion of this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hull v. FreedmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Cantrell v. BroadnaxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Gaertner v. BuesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Ferguson v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Guyer v. GuyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

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