Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; Geo. Calhoun, Judge. Suit by the State against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
This suit was brought in behalf of the state by the Attorney General against appellant to recover penalties for the violation of an order of the Railroad Commission of Texas, requiring appellant to stop its trains Nos. 17 and 18 at Meridian, the county seat of Bosque county, a station on its line, a sufficient length of time for passengers to safely get on and off the cars at said place; and, to compel observance of said order, it prayed for a writ of mandamus or mandatory injunction.'
Appellant, after general demurrer, special exceptions, and general denial, defended on the ground: (1) That…
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