Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. Ellis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF- TEXAS. ON April 5, 1889, tbe legislature of the State of Texas passed this act: “ Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Texas, That after the time when this act shall take effect, any person in this State having a valid bona fide claim for personal services rendered or labor done, or for damages, or for overcharges on freight, or claims for stock killed or injured by the train of any railway company, provided…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF- TEXAS. ON April 5, 1889, tbe legislature of the State of Texas passed this act: “ Section 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Texas, That after the time when this act shall take effect, any person in this State having a valid bona fide claim for personal services rendered or labor done, or for damages, or for overcharges on freight, or claims for stock killed or injured by the train of any railway company, provided that such- claims for stock killed or injured shall be presented to the agent of the company nearest to the point where…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The single question in this case is the constitutionality of the act allowing attorney’s fees. The. contention is that it operates to deprive the railroad companies of property with*153out due process of law, and denies to them the equal protection of the law, in that it singles them "out of all citizens and corporations, and requires them to pay in certain cases attorney’s fees to the parties successfully suing them, while it gives to them no like or corresponding benefit. Only against railroad companies is such exaction made, and only in certain cases.
We have not been favored with any argument…
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