Legal Opinion
Davis v. Alexander
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 16, 1925No. 32PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
Cattle shipped during federal control over the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific System from stations in New Mexico through Texas to Oklahoma City were negligently injured in transit. To recover the damages suffered this suit was brought in a state court of Oklahoma against James C. Davis, as Agent designated by the President, pursuant to § 206a of Transportation Act, 1920, February 28, 1920, c. 91, 41 Stat. 456, 461. The injury was inflicted partly in New Mexico, partly in Texas, and partly in-Oklahoma. The main controversy was whether plaintiffs could recover for the injury suffered in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wichita Falls & N. W. Ry. Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Davis v. DonovanSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Lehigh Valley R. Co. v. DupontCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Lehigh Valley R. v. DelachesaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1906
- Manbar Coal Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Consolidated Rock Products Co. v. Du BoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Lowendahl v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Kingston Dry Dock Co. v. Lake Champlain Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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