Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Murphy
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. This was a motion to dismiss a writ of error, united to a" motion to affirm.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
The defendant in error moves to dismiss this writ on the ground that it is brought to review an order of the court below refusing a rehearing, and not the final judgment. With this motion he unites another to affirm under sec. 5, Rule 6. If these motions are denied he asks that the supersedeas may be vacated. The facts are these :
On the 29th of May, 1883, a judgment was entered by the Supreme Court of Texas affirming a judgment of the District Court of Harrison County. The following entry appears in the record under date of December 21st, 1883 :
Appeal from Harrison.
“The Texas Pacific Railroad…
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