Eastern Ry. Co. of New Mexico v. Ellis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Roberts County ; F. P. Greever, Judge. Action by Emma Ellis and others against the Eastern Railway Company of New Mexico and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion
On Motion for Rehearing.
The insistence and ability with which this matter is presented, accompanied by the citation of additional authorites, with additional reasons advanced in favor of appellee's position, whose judgment this court reversed, actuate us in reviewing this case.
The parties to this action in all the proceedings before this court construe the case as one based upon the Employer's Liability Act of Congress, and an examination of the whole evidence places the litigation within the purview of that statute; hence, without quoting authorities on that subject, which seem to be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Turner v. Cross and Eddy, ReceiversTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Lipscomb v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1901
- Usher v. West Jersey R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Southern Pac. Co. v. De Valle Da CostaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1911
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