Legal Opinion
State v. International & Great Northern Railroad
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 14, 1903PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Travis. Tried below before Hon. F. G." Morris.
1Opinion of the Court
STREETMAN, Associate Justice.
The State of Texas brought this suit by her Attorney-General, under the direction of the Railroad Commission, for penalties on account of certain alleged violations of the regulations adopted by said commission and certain discriminations in freight charges.
The regulations were as follows:
“Section 3.—Rules and Regulations.—First. A shipper desiring his cotton to be delivered at destination uncompressed, shall give to the railroad company notice of such desire by inserting in his bills of lading the notation To go through uncompressed/ or other plain words of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Sherwood, Thompson & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
- Houston Direct Navigation Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Sabine Tram Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Stevens v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Stevens v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915