Marshall v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.

The material portion of the petition in this case is as follows: That defendant, on or about the 11th day of October, 1878, for a reward, undertook and agreed to convey plaintiff safely from Kirksville, in Adair county, to Dalton, in Chariton county, but that wholly neglecting and disregarding its duty in that behalf, maliciously or wantonly and wrongfully refused to put plaintiff off at Dalton, but carried her on to Brunswick, and that by reason of said wrongful act of defendant she was damaged in the sum of $5,000, for which she prays judgment. The defendant in its answer denied each and…