Texas Supreme Court

Ex Parte Craig Hall, Relator

April 7, 199336 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 733

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted the writ of habeas corpus and discharged Craig Hall, holding that the temporary support order based solely on a prenuptial agreement was not enforceable by contempt. The Court also held that imprisonment for a contractual debt violates Article I, Section 18 of the Texas Constitution and that an attorney's signature does not constitute the relator's agreement to the order.