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FRENCH v. HARRIS

No. 05-83-00804-CV.

658 S.W.2d 690 (1983)

Leslie Gale FRENCH, Appellant, v. Hon. Frances HARRIS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

August 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moreland Griffith Smith Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Before GUITTARD, C.J., and STEPHENS and ALLEN, JJ.

STEPHENS, Justice.

In his petition for writ of mandamus, Leslie Gale French challenges the authority of a district court to transfer a contempt motion filed in a pre-1974 divorce to another court. He contends that the Family Code restricts the trial court's right to transfer contempt matters in pre-1974 cases to those cases pending on January 1, 1974. We disagree, and consequently, we deny the application for writ of mandamus.

The petitioner seeks an order...

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