The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
i COURT DECISIONS.
| Of Opinions Handed Down
: the Latest Sitting.
b BY THE SUPREME COURT.
La. Lien superior Ia Excmp-
@xiJoy and Minor Chill
IN mn Insoivcnt Estate.

TEXAS. April l5.--The following
.os Of the opinions delivered by
me court today;
AND TEXAS CENTRAL
ay COMPANY ct al VS.. THE
or TEXAS; application for
error in a case from Nolan coun-
bnd district-Refused,
the legislature, by special act
the Washington County Rail
kpany to construct and operate
from any point on the Galveston
Riyer railroad, afterwards known
kuston and Texas Central railway.
lam. In Washington county. The
I'm County railroad was after
Insolidated with the Houston and
kntral' Railway company by the
S,crst Is. 1870, This act declared
| Washington County railroad was
made to all intonts and purposes
1 the Houston and Texas Central
i VI. -. ,.,r,,o,, should
Ind that 'he 'a''oi COMPANY '"''
rich. to construct and extend the
Hts railway previously known as
hlngton County railroad from the
Brennan to the city OF Austin.
the Houston and Texas Central
company shonid nave ana ENJOY
be rights, privileges, grants and
that were then, or might there
secured by any general law OF
b. The certificates by virtue OF
he land in suit was located wee
issued to the Houston ana Texas
Railway company Tor the Work
extending Tie road from Brennan
In under the terms Of the above
he State recovered n judgment in
court which wac affirmed on ap-
The court of civil appeals.
act Of February ,. 1888, the Gal
Ind Red River Railway company
horiaed to construct branch Of
towards the city of Austin,
this authority was preserved to
pston and Texas Central Railway
through all the changes OF IT'S
and all the acts for the relief of
hpany which were passed from time
IL a question which we will not
kide. as we deem II wholly UNI M
80 far ne this suI, 10 conc nod
sion and roxos (,r,r,, 'i ,,.',,,ra,,
Il conld rat have ,Y,it ifs Two .o,n
!, to Austin under tbc sn,,,oritv nf
/ last mentioned because v5,ld
il let,f n branch Of Ms man ne
Hing any connection tbcrpw,t,, II
4 that the road built from Prenham
Dr. and for which tl,n cn,,iti,.,tss in
were issued was In faci ,nn.tr,i.t
butterfly of the act Of August IL
hd not under any authority pre-
given, Therefore, the validity of
tificates in question depepds upon
|dity of that par, of ,he art of iST0
which they were earned which at.
TO confer upon the Houston and
Central Railway company the right
D the land granted prov;dnd for bv
law for the construction of that
At the time the act was passed and
be work was done. the constitution
was in force and prohibited he
eire from making such grants. The
per which the certificates we've is
Is contrary to the constitution and
pa the certificates issued thercun-
e likewise void and conferred no
on the railroad company.
JUDGMENT rendered is necessarily
Important to decide eth the A other " 1ucs ).
On by Brown. j.
co,,,
CONT. COUNTY vs.. LAMpAsAs couN-
conn county Third district.
, ,o.a was created in 1887 out of
p formerly embraced by Lampasas,
II w.. ana Comanehe counties.
scora,, 1'o"snl by Lampasas coun-
~ a from Mills county its pro-
W, v,, part OF the debt of the parent
NH NAlSttu when The upfnuIg nj