Atchison v. Weeks
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; William R. Smith," Judge. Suit by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company against J. F. Weeks and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BATTS, Circuit Judge.
The suit was by appellant to restrain collection of a judgment by default of a court of Texas upon a cause of action arising in tort: in California. The pertinent facts are:
The appelkuit company, not a Texas corporation, has lines of railroad in a number of states, including Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. It has no1 line in the state of Texas. It formerly operated a line into El Paso, Tex., under a lease. The Railroad Commission not giving its necessary approval, the lease was not renewed. It has no permit 1o do husiness within the state, and lias complied with none…
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