Missouri, K. & T. R. Co. of Texas v. City of Whitesboro

Defendant in error, the city of Whitesboro, is a municipal corporation organized under the general laws of the estate of Texas. In 1.8S7 it acquired exclusive control of the public free schools within its limits. On August 9, 1909, by ordinance duly ádopted, it extended its corporate limits for school purposes only under the provisions of article 2883, R. S. 1911 (Acts 1905, p. 263, § 148).

During the- years 1918, 1919, and 1920, plaintiff in error owned 1.27 miles of railway within the city as originally incorporated, and 3.56 miles within the limits as extended for school purposes only. Por…