dismissing habeas petition without prejudice where relator was confined for violation of an injunction in a civil case because "it was intended that the Supreme Court should first be given an opportunity to take jurisdiction in such matters as are provided for by [the statute granting this Court habeas corpus jurisdiction]"
How later courts described this case
- dismissing habeas petition without prejudice where relator was confined for violation of an injunction in a civil case because "it was intended that the Supreme Court should first be given an opportunity to take jurisdiction in such matters as are provided for by [the statute granting this Court habeas corpus jurisdiction]"
- observing that the Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in criminal cases and has no jurisdiction in "civil cases of any character"
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
DAVIDSON, Judge
(dissenting.)—We have heard the application on oral argument after authorizing filing the application, and ought to dispose of the ease. Our authority to do so is constitutional.