Lemon v. Pullman Palace Car Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Mississippi
At Law. Action by George Lemon against the Pullman Palace Car Company to recover damages for refusal to sell him a sleeping car berth. Verdict for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, District Judge,
(orally charging jury.) This is an action for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the refusal of the defendant car company to sell the plaintiff a berth in their sleeping car from Chicago, Ill., to Jackson, Miss. The plaintiff also alleges that the agent of the defendant was very rough and rude to him. To these charges the defendant pleaded not guilty, which makes it incumbent upon the plaintiff to sustain the allegations contained in his declaration. Whether they have done that or not is for you to determine from the evidence. I will instruct you that the…
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- Pullman's Palace-Car Co. v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900