Legal Opinion
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Whitley
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1890No. 6434PublishedCited by 22 opinions
Appeal from Grayson. Tried below before Hon. H. 0. Head.
1Opinion of the Court
ACKER, Presiding Judge.
—Mrs. E. A. Whitley, a resident of the State of Arkansas, brought this suit in the District Court of Grayson County against a corporation styled by her “the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Company,” upon which two citations issued. One was served on a local agent in Bowie County, and the other by leaving it at an office in the State of Missouri alleged in the return to be the principal office of the company named.
On June 3, 1887, plaintiff filed an amended petition against two corporations, the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Company in Texas, incorporated under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- York v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Hillebrant v. BoothTexas Supreme Court · 1852
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Turner v. EphraimCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Devereaux v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
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