Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Tarrant County. The State sued the railway company and recovered a judgment which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAIKES, Chief Justice.
suit was brought by the State of Texas to recover of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company a penalty of $5000 for demanding and receiving for transporting a carload of corn from Texarkana, Texas, to Goldthwaite, Texas, a greater compensation than that allowed and fixed by the Railroad Commission of Texas for such service. The case was tried without a jury and a judgment ivas entered in the trial court for the sum of $100. Upon appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals the judgment was affirmed.
The trial judge filed his findings”of fact, which are as follows:
“1. The…
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