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Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964)
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Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964)
Donovan v. City of Dallas No. 264 Argued April 22, 1964 Decided June 8, 1964 377 U.S. 408
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS AND THE COURT
OF CIVIL APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIFTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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A state court cannot enjoin plaintiffs from prosecuting or appealing an in personam action in a federal court which has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter, nor can this federal right be divested by state contempt or other proceedings, even though a judgment of a state court in the same controversy has already been rendered against certain petitioners. The case is remanded to the state trial court to consider whether it would have punished petitioners for contempt had it known that the restraining order petitioners violated was invalid. Pp. 408-414.
365 S.W.2d 919 reversed.
368 S.W.2d 240 (Tex.Civ.App.), judgment vacated and cause remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964) in 377 U.S. 408 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K8SWHALH7AP1EGR.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964), in 377 U.S. 408, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K8SWHALH7AP1EGR.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964). cited in 1964, 377 U.S. 408. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K8SWHALH7AP1EGR.
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