Legal Opinion

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Tod

Texas Supreme Court

Decided October 28, 1901No. 1042PublishedCited by 71 opinions

Original application for writ of mandamus against respondent as Secretary of State.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Chief Justice.

This is a petition by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of' Texas for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary of State to accept a fee of $100 and to file a tendered amendment to its charter.

It is alleged in the petition in substance that the relator company was duly incorporated under the laws of Texas in the year 1891 by filing its charter in the office of the Secretary of State and paying the fees therefor; that being desirious of constructing sundry branch lines not authorized by its previous charter, it had prepared an amendment thereto authorizing the…

2Cited by71 opinions

  1. Shropshire v. Commerce Farm Credit Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Nevels v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Shropshire v. Commerce Farm Credit Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
  4. State Ex Rel. Millsap v. LozanoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Walker v. Temple Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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