Specialty Service Corp. v. Armstrong

The appellee, Armstrong, residing in Lubbock county, filed his application with the county judge of said county, praying for an injunction against the sheriff of Lubbock county and the Specialty Service Corporation. The substance of the application is that the appellant filed suit in the Justice court of Grayson county against E. N. Bowley, to recover upon a claim for $25 and $15 attorneys' fees; that the appellee was made a party to said suit, and that no process was ever served upon him; that he filed his plea of privilege in said court, which was overruled by the justice of the peace, and judgment rendered against him on March 14, 1927. The injunction was granted by the fiat of the county judge in chambers on the 13th day of May, 1927, and bond filed and writ duly issued. The plaintiff alleges that the sheriff is about to levy the execution upon his property, and he prays for an injunction restraining such levy and from the issuance of any other executions.

It will be observed that the amount of the judgment and the execution sought to be restrained is less than $200. It is well settled in Texas that the county court has no jurisdiction to enjoin the enforcement of a justice court judgment, which is for less than $200. De Witt Co. v. Wischkemper, 95 Tex. 435, 67 S.W. 882; Lyons Bros. Co. v. Corley (Tex.Civ.App.) 135 S.W. 603; Mebane Cotton Breeding Association v. Sides (Tex.Civ.App.) 257 S.W. 302; Luhning v. Scott et al. (Tex.Civ.App.)201 S.W. 663.

The appellee does not show that he ever appealed or attempted to transfer his case from the justice court to the county court, by certiorari.

The judgment having been rendered on March 14, 1927, he would have until June 12th, in which to transfer his case to the county court of Grayson county for review. R.S. art. 946. He therefore has an adequate remedy at law.

For the reasons stated, the judgment granting the temporary injunction is reversed, and the cause is dismissed.