Legal Opinion
Trinity & B. v. Ry. Co. v. Empire Express Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 12, 1914No. 7119. [fn†]PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal frofn District Court, Hill County;. Horton B. Porter, Judge. Action by the Empire Express Company against the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
The statement of the case taken from appellants’ brief is as follows:
“This is a suit brought by the Empire Express Company, as plaintiff, against the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway Company and the American Express Company, as defendants, in the district court of Hill county. The suit was filed on August 16, 1913. In its original petition, on which the suit was tried, the plaintiff, in the trial court, appellee here, alleged that it was a corporation chartered under the laws of the state of Texas as an express company, with its general offices in Dallas county, Tex.; that the defendant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Simpson v. ShepardSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ashford v. GoodwinTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- New England Express Co. v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1869
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gerard v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Empire Express Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Trinity & B. V. Ry. Co. v. Empire Express Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921