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EX PARTE PIERCE

No. A-8094.

342 S.W.2d 424 (1961)

Ex parte James PIERCE and Raymond J. Beall.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mullinax, Wells, Morris & Mauzy, Dallas, Pollard & Pollard, Tyler, for relators.

Ramey, Brelsford, Hull & Flock, Tyler, Richard Grainger, Jack Flock, Tyler, of counsel, for respondent.

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

Relators seek by writ of habeas corpus to secure relief from fines and terms of imprisonment in jail imposed on them as punishment for contempt. They were adjudged guilty of contempt for violating the terms of a restraining order issued by the District Judge of the 114th Judicial District. We ordered relators released from custody pending determination of the validity of the contempt judgment.

On October 2, 1960 General Electric Company...

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