St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. McCormick

Citations

• 71 Tex. 660
• 1 L.R.A. 804
• 9 S.W. 540
• 1888 Tex. LEXIS 1203

Syllabus

<p>1.Comity—Torts—Statutory Right of Action.—A suit in this State by a widow for damages for the negligent killing of her husband in the State of Arkansas will not be heard for want of jurisdiction.</p> <p>2. Same.—Conceding the duty of comity, still, while the cause of action here alleged is good under the statutes of both States, the statutes of Arkansas are so different from the laws of Texas upon the subject that jurisdiction will not be taken.</p> <p>3. Cases Followed .—Willis v. Mo. P. R’y Co., 61 Texas, 432; T. & P. R’y Co. v. Richards, 68 Texas, 375.</p>