Legal Opinion

Collins v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 23, 1897PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. George W. Armstrong.

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Associate Justice.

Appellant’s wife bought a ticket from the International Association of Machinists for herself and two children. The ticket read as follows: “First Annual Excursion, Fort Lodge No. 75, International Association of Machinists. To Mineral Wells and Return. Sunday, April 21, 1895. Round trip One Dollar.” Said ticket was stamped with the seal of the association.

These tickets were not issued by the railioad companies, but were issued and sold by the association aforesaid, but entitled the parties holding them to passage on a certain excursion train run on the day named…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. East Line & Red River Railway Co. v. CulbersonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. East Line & Red River Railway Co. v. RushingTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. International & Great Northern Railroad v. UnderwoodTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Lou. & Nash. R. R. v. BallardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
  5. International & Great Northern Railroad v. MoodyTexas Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Texas Interurban Ry. Co. v. HughesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  2. Trinity Valdey & N. Ry. Co. v. ScholzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Kirkland v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
  4. Moore v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1900
  5. Moore v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1900

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