Legal Opinion
State v. Texas Central R. R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 4, 1910PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from the District Court of Eastland County. Tried below before Hon. Thos. L. Blanton.
1Opinion of the Court
DUNKLIN, Associate Justice.
Allen D. Dabney as county attorney of Eastland County, joined by associate counsel, instituted this suit in the name of the State of Texas against the Texas Central Railroad Company to recover five million eight hundred and forty thousand dollars alleged to be due the State as statutory penalties for the alleged failure of defendant to provide separate coaches for the accommodation of white and negro passengers traveling upon its trains, as required by articles 4509-10-11, Sayles’ Civil Statutes. In the petition it was alleged that on each and every day during the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Moore v. Bell, Attorney-GeneralTexas Supreme Court · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte Austin Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
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- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2007
- Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports2007