Legal Opinion
Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Southren Architectural Cement Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1922No. 3313PublishedCited by 18 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. The questions involved being by the Supreme Court referred to the Commission of Appeals, Section A, for their opinion, and same adopted by the Supreme Court, it is accordingly certified to the Court of Civil Appeals as the answer to such questions.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Randolph
The Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth Supreme Judicial District of Texas certifies the following questions to the Supreme Court, which questions .and statement accompanying same are as follows:
“The appellee filed three separate suits in the Justice Court of Dallas County to recover alleged overcharges in freight on three several carloads of building material shipped by appellee over the railway lines of appellant. Two of the three suits were filed on November 21, 1914, and one on December 16, 1914. The statement of the nature of plaintiff’s demand in the citation issued by the Justice of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Elder, Dempster & Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Robinson v. VarnellTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Rector v. Orange Rice Mill Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1907
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1911
- Long v. CudeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. Houston Gas & Fuel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1932
- Republic Supply Co. v. WaggonerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- American Mortg. Corp. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Baldwin v. FenimoreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1939
- Vick v. Mobeetie Land Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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