State v. Elliott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Anderson County; John S. Prince, Judge. Action by John H. Elliott against the State of Texas. Erom a v judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
The Thirty-Eifth Legislature, at its Fourth Called Session (1918), passed an act enabling John Elliott, appellee, to sue the state of Texas for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by him on or about March 6, 1916, while working for the State Railroad. This act was approved March 25, 1918, and is published as chapter 82, p. 59, Acts of the Fourth Called Session Thirty-Eifth Legislature, and, omitting caption, emergency, and service of process clauses, reads as follows:
“Section 1. John H. Elliott be and he is hereby granted permission to sue the state of Texas for damages for…
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