IN RE GABBAI

No. 97-0853.

968 S.W.2d 929 (1998)

In re Morad GABBAI, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Casey, Houston, for Relator.

Anne Turner Beletic, Dallas, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, we consider whether the trial court exceeded its authority by holding relator in contempt for violating an order the court of appeals issued. We hold that, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court lacked such authority. The commitment order is therefore void, and we order relator discharged.

Relator Morad Gabbai and his former wife Batsheba Gabbai Taylor divorced in January 1996. The trial court, in...

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