Ex Parte John C. Neal Jr. Petitioner

This is an original proceeding in . Upon the application of John C. Neal, Jr., alleging that he was being unlawfully restrained of his liberty by respondent Kelsie Reeter, Sheriff of Livingston County, our writ was issued, and we admitted the petitioner to bail. The underlying facts of this case are that Karlene Kay Neal filed a divorce action against her husband, John C. Neal, Jr., petitioner herein, in the Circuit Court of Livingston County, Missouri in May of 1973. As an incident of this divorce action, that court on July 17, 1973 issued a Temporary Injunction against the petitioner. This order shows that petitioner personally appeared, was represented by counsel (not his present attorney) and waived service of plaintiff's petition for injunction and notice of hearing and ""stipulates and consents to the Court entering said temporary injunction against Defendant as prayed for"" in plaintiff's petition. The injunction provided: