St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Circuit Court. Joel D. Conway, Judge. The Missouri corporation and the Texas one are not identical. 65 S. W. 706. Suit was brought against the wrong one.
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
On April 30, 1901, the appellee recovered a judgment by default against the appellant, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, in the sum of $35.29 before W. J. Smithers, a justice of the peace of Miller county, on a claim for labor alleged to have been rendered for the appellant. From this judgment an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where upon a new trial judgment was rendered for the appellee for said sum of $35.29. From this judgment an appeal was taken to this court.
The evidence in the case shows that the labor, the value of which is now sued for, was performed in the state of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Gate City Co-operative Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1901