Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Warner
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Edward Gray.
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.
Appellee, as plaintiff, instituted this suit against appellant on the 24th day of December, 1896, to recover damages for alleged illegal arrest and false imprisonment and wrongful prosecution. It is charged that the plaintiff was wrongfully arrested at the Missouri, Kansas & Texas depot in Dallas and restrained of his liberty, without warrant, on the night of the 26th day of October, 1896, by defendant’s “depot master,” W. L. Harper, acting with authority and under instructions from defendant to look after and protect the traveling public and defendant’s property…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. JamesTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Gillingham v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. DicksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Detroit, Eel River & Illinois R. R. v. BartonIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
- Illinois Central Railroad v. KingMississippi Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by8 opinions
- JC Penney Company v. DuranCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- A. Harris & Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. CraddockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Rucker v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. HardenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
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