Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1904No. 1222PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Motion for rehearing on application for writ of error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Travis County, which had been refused without written opinion. The railway company sued for and had judgment enjoining the Eailroad Commission from requiring it to construct a spur track to the premises of the lumber company, for the accommodation of its business. Defendants appealed and applied for writ of error on the affirmance of the judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Twenty-eighth Legislature enacted the following statute:
“Section 1. That all railroads in Texas shall be required to build sidings and spur tracks sufficient to handle the business tendered such railroads when ordered to do so by the Eailroad Commission as hereinafter provided.
“See. 2. Power is conferred on the Eailroad Commission of Texas to require compliance by railroad companies with the provision of section 1 of this act, under such regulations as said commission may deem reasonable, and all railroad companies shall be subject to the…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Turner v. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933