Payne v. Railroad

W. L. Payne and wife, Sallie Payne, brought this action against the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been wrongfully and negligently inflicted upon her while alighting from one of its passenger trains at Bridgeport, Alabama. Verdict and judgment being for the defendant, the plaintiffs , appealed in error.

The averment on which the recovery was sought is as follows:

“Plaintiff, Sallie Payne, wife of plaintiff, W. L. Payne, was a passenger upon one of defendant’s train of cars, having purchased a ticket from Decherd, a…