Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1920No. 2290PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In December, 1919, the appel-lee, Jane Johnson, filed an amended original petition in the court below against the Western Union Telegraph Company and A. S. Burleson. It alleged, in substance, the following facts: That the Western Union Telegraph Company is a private corporation, duly incorporated and doing business in Bowie county, Tex., with W. R. Roberts as its agent at New Boston, Tex., in said county, upon whom service might be had; that A. S. Burle-son was at the dates mentioned in the petition the • director general of telegraph and telephone lines in the United States, and that W. R.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. LangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Dakota Central Telephone Co. v. South Dakota Ex Rel. PayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Foster v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
3Cited by3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Taylor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1921
- Davis v. LockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923