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Union Pacific Railroad v. Stouffer

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 19, 2013No. 05-13-01224-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

This interlocutory appeal arises from the trial court’s order denying Union Pacific Railroad Company’s motions to transfer venue.1 Because we conclude plaintiffs did not meet their burden to establish that Union Pacific maintains a principal office in Dallas County, we reverse the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

On November 15, 2012, a truck and flatbed trailer carrying military veterans and their spouses in a parade entered an active railroad crossing and was struck by a train in Midland, Texas. Several individuals were injured or killed. Smith Industries,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. In Re Masonite Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Wilson v. Texas Parks & Wildlife DepartmentTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Stewart v. Sanmina Texas L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. Andrew H. Jackson v. John W. Jackson, Victoria Jackson Bannister, Melinda L. Jackson as of the Estate of Monroe Scott Jackson, II, Linda M. Welty, O.B. Jackson Jr., Gaines Bradford Jackson, Susan D. Hensley, and Marjorye M. Heldt, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2016
  3. Bayer Crop Science, LP, Monsanto Company, and BASF Corporation v. Andy Timmons, Inc., D/B/A Lost Draw Vineyards, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2022
  4. Clear Diamond, Inc. and Kyle Wartenbee// Rebeca Zapata, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Flavio Zapata, Estela Zapata, and Sergio Zapata Montoya v. Rebecca Zapata, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Flavio Zapata // Cross-Appellee, Clear Diamond, Inc. and Kyle Wartenbee, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
  5. Flare Air, L.L.C. v. Preston Burton as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Trevor Morris, Kylor Morris, Diana Morris, Calvin Morris, and Nafisa Morris, Individually and as Next Friend of Her Minor Children, C.M. (Boy), L.M., C.M. (Girl), and B.M., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2019

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