Legal Opinion
Williams v. St. Louis & S. W. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 1, 1902No. 14,656PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action by Wash Williams against the St. Louis & Southwestern Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appealed to the court of appeals for the First circuit, and the questions involved were certified to the supreme court.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The question to be here determined is stated by our brethren of the court of appeals as follows:
“In the present case, the plaintiff, a laborer on defendant’s road, brought suit to recover his wages. The company pleaded, in part satisfaction of the plaintiff’s claim, the amount of a certain judgment rendered against it in a justice court in the state of Tennessee. The proof showed that the defendant conrpany was organized and chartered under the laws of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri, and was doing business in the state of Tennessee, where it had a legally…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SturmSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- Collector of Revenue v. Tenneco Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968