Hudson v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas

We are asked to grant a rehearing herein because the opinion of the Commission was written by a judge who was not present and did not sit with the commission when the case was submitted on oral argument, the contention being that, while there is no rule to that effect, nevertheless, the opinion of a court should not be written by a judge who was not present at the submission upon oral arguments. This complaint involves a mild indictment of our system, inasmuch as the law contemplates, in all cases referred to the Commission of Appeals, the Supreme Court will decide the case without having…