Tweed v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Action by E. A. Tweed against the Western Union Telegraph Company. A judgment for plaintiff was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals (138 S. W. 1155), and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The application was granted because the judgment of the honorable Court of Civil Appeals, in reversing the judgment and remanding the case, “practically settled the ease.” We conclude that, if the trial court-should follow the law as declared in the opinion, it would result in a judgment against the plaintiff in error. The facts are not definitely in favor of either party as to authorize this court to enter judgment; therefore we affirm the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, and remand the case.
We make this statement of the facts: The plaintiff, Tweed, was in the employ of the telegraph…
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