Powell v. Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, in an appeal from Navarro County. Powell sued the railway company and had judgment. On defendants’ appeal this was reversed and rendered in its favor. Powell obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown
We copy' this statement of the evidence from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals:
“The evidence shows that appellee owned a lot of land on the south side of First Avenue, about 200 feet east of where the railroad crossed First Avenue, said crossing being just west of Seventh Street. Appellant, in attempting to comply with the Texas Bailroad Commission’s order to so construct its track that the Trinity & Brazos Valley Bailway, which ran along Sixth Street, just east of appellee’s store, could cross under appellant’s track at a point a short distance north of First Avenue, raised its track…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rigney v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Railway Co. v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. FullerTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Dantzer v. Indianapolis Union Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1894
- O'Brien v. Central Iron & Steel Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- State v. SchmidtTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- City of Amarillo v. WareTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- State v. MeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- City of San Antonio v. Pigeonhole Parking of Texas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1958
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