Texas Trunk Railway Co. v. State

STAYTOU, Chief Justice.

As early as September 25, 1889, the State by the Attorney-General filed an information in the nature of a quo warranto for the purpose of having declared forfeited the fran chise conferred by appellant’s charter granted by the laws of this State, with prayer for the appointment of a receiver, and a receiver was appointed, but on ¡November 25, 1889, the order by which this was done was vacated on application of appellant.

The cause still pending, on July 28, 1891, the State in vacation renewed its application for the appointment of a receiver pending a hearing of the…