Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP GEORGIA. The facts, which involve the liability of a railroad company to a member of the family of an employé traveling on a free pass issued by the company under the free pass provision of the Hepburn Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
The plaintiff, Lizzie Thompson, sued the Railroad Company, the plaintiff in.error, to recover for personal injuries inflicted upon her while she was a passenger upon a train that was carrying her from South Carolina to Georgia. The railroad pleaded that she was traveling on a free pass that exempted the company from liability, the same having been issued to her gratuitously under the Hepburn Act of June 29, 1906, c. 3591, 34 Stat. 584, § 1, as wife of an employé. This plea was struck out subject to the defendant’s exception. The defendant also asked for an instruction that if the plaintiff…
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