San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co. v. Blair
Texas Supreme Court
Action by H. A. Blair against the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company. Plaintiff died during its pendency, and the action was revived in the name of Mrs. Lula Blair, administratrix. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, where the judgment was affirmed. 184 S. W. 566. Defendant brought error.
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Action by H. A. Blair against the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company. Plaintiff died during its pendency, and the action was revived in the name of Mrs. Lula Blair, administratrix. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, where the judgment was affirmed. 184 S. W. 566. Defendant brought error. The Supreme Court referred the petition to a committee of judges of the Court of Civil Appeals under Acts 1917, c. 76, which refused the writ.
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, C. J.
This motion assails the constitutionality of the recent act of the Legislature. (Acts of 1917, chapter 76, page *503142), authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or any two of the Justices thereof, to designate a committee of three of the Justices of the Courts of Civil Appeals, empowered to pass upon petitions for writs of error seeking a review of causes by the Supreme Court, except in certain classes of cases, referred to them by the Supreme Court, and grant or refuse the writ, or dismiss the petition, in accordance with the practice of the Supreme Court. ' It is urged that on…
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