EX PARTE McMANUS

No. 20198.

589 S.W.2d 790 (1979)

Ex parte Jerry Joe McMANUS, Relator.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

October 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Barnes, Herbert L. Hooks, Dallas, for relator.

Diane L. Snyder, Dallas, for respondent.

Before AKIN, ROBERTSON and STOREY, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice.

Relator Jerry Joe McManus brings this original application for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that the contempt order subject to which he is confined, is void. This contention is based on the grounds that enforcement of the order amounts to imprisonment for debt, that he was not identified at trial as respondent's former husband, that no showing was made that he had failed to make proper support payments, and that the divorce decree upon which...

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