Southern Pacific Railway Co. v. Harrison

Henry, Associate Justice.—

Appellee instituted this suit to recover of appellant a moneyed judgment exceeding two thousand dollars exclusive of interest.

Plaintiff’s original petition was filed on the 29th of June, 1887. Defendant was served with citation on the 2nd day of July, 1887. The term of the court to which the citation was returnable began September 6, 1887.

Plaintiff’s original petition alleged that he was a resident of Colorado County, Texas, and that the defendant was a private corporation chartered by virtue of the laws of the State of Kentucky.

On September 6, 1887, the defendant…