Legal Opinion
Galveston Wharf Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1891No. 7974PublishedCited by 12 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Associate Justice.
In the year 1870 the Galveston Wharf Company obtained from the Legislature a charter containing the following provisions: ■
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, that the Galveston Wharf Company shall have the right to construct, own, and operate a railway, commencing at or near the present terminus or depot of the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railway, and running thence to the new wharf owned by said company, and thence along Avenue A until it has crossed Bean’s wharf, and thence along Avenue A or a line to the north thereof to the east…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Andrews v. KeyTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Gulf City Street R'y Co. v. Galveston City R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by12 opinions
- Incorporated Town of Hempstead v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1947
- State v. Country ClubCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. Texas & New Orleans Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Southwest Texas & International Flying Club, Inc. v. City of Del RioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. AckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
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