Legal Opinion
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Milam County
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1897PublishedCited by 27 opinions
Questions Certified from Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from County Court of Milam County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals for Third Supreme Judicial District has certified to this court the following statement and question:
“In February, 1895, the Commissioners Court of Milam County, by proper statutory proceedings, established a public road across the track of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, and for that purpose condemned a strip of land thirty feet in width and one hundred feet in length, part of said railway company’s right-of-way, and allowed said railway company thirty dollars damages.
“From the action of said court in allowing only thirty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gulf, Colorado & Sante Fe Railway Co. v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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