Fort Worth & Denver City Railway v. State — 274 U.S. 718

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p. 718

No. 295.

Fort Worth & Denver City Railway v. State of Texas.

Syllabus

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Seventh Supreme Judicial District, State of Texas.

Argued April 25, 1927.

Decided May 2, 1927.

Mr. Rush H. Holland, with whom Messrs. Ellis Douthit, J. H. Barwise, George E. Strong, and J. D. Dooley were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Claude Pollard, Garnett May, and D. A. Simmons were on thé brief for the State of Texas.

Dismissed as frivolous on the authority of Farrell v. O’Brien, 199 U. S. 89 , 100; Toop v. Ulysses Land Co., 237 U. S. 580 , 583; Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Town of Graham, 253 U. S. 193 , 195; and Seaboard Air Line v. Padgett, 236 U. S. 668 , 671.

Cases cited

Farrell v. O'Brien 199 U. S. 89 SCOTUS 1905-05-29 p. 718
Toop v. Ulysses Land Co. 237 U. S. 580 SCOTUS 1915-06-01 p. 718
Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Town of Graham 253 U. S. 193 SCOTUS 1920-05-17 p. 718
Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Padgett 236 U. S. 668 SCOTUS 1915-03-22 p. 718