Legal Opinion

Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 8, 1903No. 1124PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Brown County.

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

Certified questions from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, as follows:

“This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company against the Port Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company, and resulting in a judgment in favor of the Telegraph and Telephone Company, in accordance with and subject to the limitations stated in its petition, and an appeal by the railway company. The essential averments of the plaintiff’s petition are as follows:
“ ‘That the plaintiff is a corporation duly incorporated and is duly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sabine & East Texas Railway Co. v. Gulp & Interstate Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Stephens v. Buie, County JudgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
  3. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1898

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Canyon Regional Water Authority v. Guadalupe-Blanco River AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Texas & N. O. R. v. City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Mellon v. Southern Pacific Transport Co.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1990
  4. Texas Electric Service Co. v. PerkinsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. Central Power & Light Co. v. Willacy CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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