Legal Opinion

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Wood

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1902No. 1054PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, in an appeal from Hunt County.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District has certified to this court the following statement and questions:

“The appellant, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, enters into agreements with its employes, in consideration of deducting a stipulated sum from their wages each month, that in case any one of them should become sick or injured while in its service, it would furnish them surgical and medical attention. Appellant entered into a contract with Alonzo Dickson, an employe, whereby it was agreed, in consideration of deducting 35 cents from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. House v. Houston Waterworks CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Galveston City Railroad v. HewittTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Haag v. Board of Comm'rs of Vanderburgh Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Otis Engineering Corp. v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Grimm v. Arizona Board of Pardons & ParolesArizona Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1980
  5. Mrs. Cordie Ola Fair v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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