Houston & Texas Central R. R. Co. v. Ford
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Richardson. John O. Ford brought this suit March 11, 1875, against appellant, alleging that appellant is a common carrier, whose legal residence is in Harris county, and who has an agent in Travis county; that on March 14, 1874, plaintiff was a passenger of defendant, having paid his fare to Waco; that when less than ten miles from Houston, defendant illegally ejected plaintiff from its cars, and refused to carry…
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Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Richardson. John O. Ford brought this suit March 11, 1875, against appellant, alleging that appellant is a common carrier, whose legal residence is in Harris county, and who has an agent in Travis county; that on March 14, 1874, plaintiff was a passenger of defendant, having paid his fare to Waco; that when less than ten miles from Houston, defendant illegally ejected plaintiff from its cars, and refused to carry plaintiff any further, and acted wantonly and maliciously in the premises, to the damage of appellant in the sum of §5,000.…
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
The assignment of errors raises, among other questions, the following: That the court erred in rendering judgment against the defendant company on its plea to the jurisdiction; that upon the law and the evidence the defendant was entitled to judgment upon the merits, and that the verdict was excessive.
1. It is objected that though the trespass was committed in *370the county of Harris, in which the defendant had its domicile, the suit was brought in the county of Travis, in which it had simply an agency.
Section 1, acts 14th Leg., 31, approved March 21, 1874, provides:…
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