Pennington v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore City Court. This was an action brought by the appellant to recover ■damages for being required to leave a train of cars on the railroad of the appellee, between Perryman’s Station and the City of Baltimore. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from Baltimore City Court. This was an action brought by the appellant to recover ■damages for being required to leave a train of cars on the railroad of the appellee, between Perryman’s Station and the City of Baltimore. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The plaintiff presented four bills of exception; the first, second and third were to rulings of the Court (Fisher, J.,) upon questions of evidence, and the fourth was to the Court’s rulings upon the prayers offered. The insertion of the exception's is deemed unnecessary. The verdict and judgment being for the defendant,…
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
The appellant purchased from a ticket agent of the appellee a ticket of which the following is a copy:
In consideration of the reduced rate at which the ticket is sold, it is agreed that it shall he used within three days, including the day of sale, for a continuous trip only, and hy such trains as stop regularly at the station, and by its acceptance the purchaser becomes a party to and'binds himself to a compliance with these conditions.
(1,723) Geo. A. Dadmun,
General Ticket Agent.
On the back of the above ticket is the following stamp, to wit:
{ Phila. Wilm. and Balto. R. R. Dec. 13, 1882.…
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