Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. Texas & N. O. R.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1946No. 9603PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUGH, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment setting aside an order of the Railroad Commission of Texas denying the Railroad Company’s application for authority to abandon passenger train service on its branch line between Wharton and Palacios; and.enjoining the Commission from interfering with such abandonment. The facts leading up to this controversy were substantially as follows:
The railroad was built about 1904 and both freight and passenger train service between said points then inaugurated.. Due to the fact that the passenger train service was operated at a loss, the Commission, under…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fort Smith Light & Traction Co. v. BourlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- State v. Sugarland Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- State v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
- State v. Enid, Ochiltree & Western Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
- Jeff Bland Lumber & Building Co. v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
3Cited by3 opinions
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Texas & New Orleans R. v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1950