Railroad Commission v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

KEY, Associate Justice.

The nature and result of this suit are correctly stated in the Attorney-General’s brief, as follows:

“On the 12th day of August, 1903, the Bailroad Commission of Texas made, promulgated and issued an order by which it directed that when the Angelina County Lumber Company had constructed a roadbed for a side track about 1000 feet long, running between the mill of said lumber company and appellee’s right of way, and had furnished the ties ready for the laying of the iron thereon, as well as the right of way, free of cost to the appellee, that appellee should furnish the…