Legal Opinion

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Barrett

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 19, 1897No. 247PublishedCited by 121 opinions

error to the circuit court of appeals for the fifth CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller

This was an action to recover for personal injuries, brought by Barrett, in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, and removed on the application of the company to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. Plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment, and defendant thereupon carried the case on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, by which the judgment was affirmed. 30 U. S. App. 196.

Plaintiff’s complaint averred that he “ is a resident of said Tarrant County and that defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  4. Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Union Pacific Railway Co. v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Looney v. Metropolitan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Matter of DunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. Cotton v. North Carolina R. R. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908

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