Illinois Central R. v. Holman
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Carroll county. Hon. E. V.- Hughston, Special Judg'e. Suit by A. W. Holman against the Illinois Central Bail-road Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the .opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Appellee was the publisher of a newspaper at Yaiden, in this state, and in which it appears that the wife of *451appellee was jointly interested. The appellant railroad company entered into a contract with these publishers whereby it was agreed that, in consideration of certain advertising the company would issue certain nontransferable mileage tickets to Mr. Holman and his wife. This contract provided that the mileage books were to be used “only for transportation between points entirely within the state of Mississippi, and must not be used in connection with, or as any part of, an interstate…
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