Legal Opinion
Producers' Refining Co. v. Missouri, K. & T. R. Co. of Texas
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1929No. 995-5160PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
The opinion of Chief Justice McClendon for the Court of Civil Appeals of the Third District [Missouri-Kansas & T. R. Co. of Texas v. Railroad Commission of Texas, 3 S.W.(2d) 489] is an admirable statement of the principles of law which govern this case, and we approve the reasoning and conclusions announced by him. Little or nothing can be added to what he has said.
The orders of the Railroad Commission are to be likened to the judgments of courts. While the commission is not a part of our judiciary system, nevertheless its duties are quasi judicial, and its functions, in many respects, are…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Missouri-Kansas & T. R. of Texas v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Aransas Harbor Terminal Ry. Co. v. TaberTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Missouri, K. T. Ry. Co. of Tex. v. St.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1925
3Cited by47 opinions
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Alpha Petroleum Co. v. TerrellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Alpha Petroleum Co. v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1933
- Railroad Commission v. Houston Natural Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
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