Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 15, 1942No. 9131PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUGH, Justice.
Appeal is from an order of the District Court setting aside, and enjoining the enforcement of, an order of the Railroad Commission dated April 19, 1940, forbidding the operation, with stated exceptions, of doubleheader trains on any railway in Texas. After extensive hearings, the Commission found that such operations “should be prohibited in the interest of safety to the operatives on. said trains and in the interest of safety for the public in general” and entered the following order:
“Therefore, it is the order of the Railroad Commission of Texas that doubleheader trains shall…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Danciger Oil & Refining Co. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Houston Natural Gas Corp. v. Southwestern Apparel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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