Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1880

Hockersmith v. Long

Hockersmith v. Long
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided December 15, 1880 · White
1 White & W. 278

Hockersmith v. Long

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

White, P. J.

§ 554. Injunction; jurisdiction of county court. Suit was by injunction to restrain the collection of $65.25 claimed to be due the city of Tyler, the collection of which the city was endeavoring to enforce. A motion to dissolve the injunction, because the amount in controversy would not sustain the jurisdiction, was overruled and the injunction perpetuated. Held error.

Reversed and dismissed.

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