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Texas & Pacific Railway v. Griffin; Texas & Pacific Railway v. Overheiser
151 U.S. 10538 L. Ed. 90·Supreme Court of the United States·1894
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Opinion
Texas & Pacific Railway v. Griffin. Texas & Pacific Railway v. Overheiser.
Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas.
Nos. 136 and 137.
Mr. John F. Dillon, (with whom was Mr. Winslow S. Pierce on the brief,) for plaintiff in error.
Mr. H. J. May, (with whom was Mr. O. A. Culberson and Mr. A. JR. Garland on the brief,) for defendants in error.
Argued with No. 138, ante, 81.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Fuller:]
Mr. Chief Justice Fuller:
These eases are reported in 76 Texas, 437, 441, and involve here the same questions as those in the case above decided.
The judgments are, severally, Affirmed.