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Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Bowles

168 U.S. 706 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1897-11-08 Docket No. 92; No. 284 English

Delivered by Per Guriam.

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p. 706
No. 92.
No. 284.
Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company v. Bowles, and Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company v. Strycharski.

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Error to the Supreme Court of the State- of Texas.
Argued and submitted November 4, 1897.
Decided November 8, 1897.
Mr. R. S. Lovett and Mr. Maxwell Evarts for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. II. M. Gar-wood for defendants in error in No. 92.
Mr. Presley K. Ewing and Mr. II. F. Ring for defendants in error in No. 284.

Judgments affirmed with costs and interest on the authority of Pennsylvania Railroad v. Jones, 155 U. S. 333 , 350; Railroad Company v. Brown, 17 Wall. 445 , 450; Texas & Pacific Railway v. Johnson, 151 U. S. 81 ; Texas & Pacific Railway v. Bloom’s Administrator, 164 U. S. 636 .

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