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Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Gross

221 U.S. 417 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1911-05-15 Docket No. 832 English

Delivered by Van J.

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Majority — Van J.

p. 417
TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY v. GROSS.

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ERROR to the court of civil appeals for the fourth
SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
No. 832.
Submitted April 17, 1911.
Decided May 15, 1911.
Decided on authority of Texas & New Orleans R. R. Co. v. Miller, ante,, p. 408. '
The facts are stated in the opinion.
Mr. Maxwell Evarts, with whom Mr. H. M. Garwood and Mr. A. L. Jacksón -were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.
Mr. J. W. Parker for defendant in error.

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a companion case with Texas & New Orleans R. R. Co. v. Miller, just decided, ante, p. 408, and arose out of the derailment of the same engine. It took substantially the same course in the state courts, ( 128 S. W. Rep. 1173 ), and presents substantially the same questions.

For the reasons given in the other case, the motion to dismiss is denied, and that to affirm is granted.

Affirmed.