State v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Howard County; James I. Shepherd, Judge. Action by the State against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Prom a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
The state of Texas, by the county attorney of Howard county, filed suit in the district court of said county against the appellee, a railroad corporation, to recover penalties in the sum of $1,950 for alleged failure to keep well-lighted existing water-closets at its depot in town of Coaho-ma, a station upon its line of railroad, where passengers were received and discharged during the nighttime. Special exceptions to the petition were sustained and the suit dismissed. The questions presented by this appeal involve the constitutionality of chapter 96, p. 175, Acts 31st Leg., commonly known as…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. Hooe Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Bedford Quarries Co. v. BoughIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
- Union Central Life Insurance v. ChowningTexas Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Freeman v. SwanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Parnell v. Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. of Texas v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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