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The article presents a court case decision in Texas in 1953 related to a city ordinance on overtime parking. A lady whose car was towed, was fined $10 for towing fee and a dollar for storage fee. The lady sued in court to compel the city to return her car fee. She demanded that most motorists who are caught overtime parking get off with a two-dollar fine.

The article presents a case of a man named, Bill who was accused of murder and was tried in a court in Texas. He was turned over to California authorities as the Texas law officers thought that Bill deserves to die. In California, Bill had proven his innocence and when the Texas authority had learned the decision, they had asked for the Bill's return to Texas. The judge freed Bill as he did not voluntarily leave Texas, yet he is not to be considered as a fugitive.

The article presents the case of an old woman who asked her lawyer to prepare a will for her property in Texas. The instruction is for the lawyer to divide the property to the womans' eight relatives and the rest to a lifelong friend. When the woman is about to sign the will, a commotion caused by the relatives occurred causing the woman to suffer comma, thus leaving the will unsigned. A legal challenge over the division of the property followed. The court ruled that the unsigned will is a scrap.

The article cites a case on divorce in Texas and presents a question on how one can judge the case. Having not able to grant his first divorce suit, the filer named Willie returned home to his wife, however his wife would not let in the house nor answer the phone calls or letters. He then sued for a second divorce. If one would be the judge, the question is on whether or not to grant Willie's second divorce plea.