EX PARTE ALLOJU

No. 95-0306.

907 S.W.2d 486 (1995)

Ex parte Manohar ALLOJU, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome K. Wade, Houston, for relator.

Cheryle R. Johnston, Houston, for Townewest Homeowners Association, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

The dispositive question in this habeas corpus proceeding is whether a person may be held to be in contempt of court in absentia if the sanction imposed is coercive only and not punitive. We answer no.

Townewest Homeowners Association obtained a judgment from the justice court against Manohar Alloju for unpaid maintenance fees, prejudgment interest, and attorney fees. When Alloju failed to respond...

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