Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1912No. 2366PublishedCited by 49 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. Action by the Galveston Chamber of Commerce against the Railroad Commission of Texas. Defendants had judgment in the trial court. On appeal this was reversed and judgment rendered for plaintiff, whereupon appellees obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown
This action was instituted by the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and some citizens against the Railroad Commission of Texas under the following articles of the Revised Statutes:
“Art. 4565. If any railroad company or other party at interest be dissatisfied with the decision of any rate, classification, rule, charge, order, act or regulation adopted by the Commission, such dissatisfied company or party may file a petition setting forth the particular cause or causes of objection to such decision, act, rate, rule, charge, classification or order, or to either or all of them, in a court of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- P. J. Willis & Brother v. ChowningTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Railroad Commission v. Weld & NevilleTexas Supreme Court · 1903
- Railroad Commission v. Galveston Chamber of CommerceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
3Cited by49 opinions
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Railroad Commission v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
- Railroad Commission v. Houston Natural Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry v. CarpTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. ShupeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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