Middleton v. Texas Power & Light Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Questions certified from the Court óf Civil Appeals for the Third District in an appeal from McLennan County. Having reversed and remanded, on plaintiff’s appeal, a judgment of the trial court dismissing his suit (178 S. W., 956) the court, on motion for rehearing, certify to the Supreme Court the constitutional questions here determined.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
In this case we are called upon to answer seventeen questions certified by the honorable Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District as to the constitutionality of the Act of the Thirty-third Legislature relating to the liability of employers and compensation of workmen for personal injuries. Apparently every possible constitutional question suggested by the Act has been embraced in the certificate, including some which the appellant was in no position to raise.
The Act contains many provisions and is, therefore, of considerable length. Instead of setting out its different sections, its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Borgnis v. Falk Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. v. BlaggSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Matter of Jensen v. . Southern Pacific Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by327 opinions
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Subaru of America, Inc. v. David McDavid Nissan, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
- Massey v. Armco Steel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
322 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.