EX PARTE BARNETT

No. 20296.

594 S.W.2d 805 (1980)

Ex parte John Otis BARNETT, Relator.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

January 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Yuill, Jr., Yuill & Pittenger, John Otis Barnett, Dallas, for appellant.

Michael Tibbals, Vetter, Bates, Tibbals & Lee, Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C. J., and ROBERTSON and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, relator attacks as void an order of one of the district courts of Collin County finding him in contempt and committing him to jail until he pays an arrearage of $5,250 in child support. He contends that the court had no jurisdiction to enforce the support order because it was rendered by a district court of Dallas County, but that court had transferred...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases