Legal Opinion
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 1914No. 2585PublishedCited by 62 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fourth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. Griffin sued the railway company and recovered judgment. This was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
We copy from the opinion of Justice Moursund the following statement of the facts found by the Court of Civil Appeals of the Fourth District:
"Thomas A. Griffin, appellee, sued the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, appellant, to recover damages for its alleged failure and refusal to issue to him a true statement of the reasons why he was discharged by appellant, he having made demand for such statement under chapter 89, page 160, General Laws of Texas of 1909, commonly known as the `Blacklisting Law.' On May 9, 1910, appellee was employed as a section foreman by appellant, and…
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