Mitchell v. Southern Railway Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
3?eom tbe circuit court of Warren county. HoN. William K. McLaubiN, Judge. Mitchell, the appellant, was the plaintiff, and the railway-company, appellee, was defendant, in the court below. The opinion of the court states the facts.
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3?eom tbe circuit court of Warren county. HoN. William K. McLaubiN, Judge. Mitchell, the appellant, was the plaintiff, and the railway-company, appellee, was defendant, in the court below. The opinion of the court states the facts. We make three contentions: First: That by the terms of the ticket, the plaintiff having taken passage on his return trip before the expiration of the ticket, he was entitled to run through continuously within three days, although he could not reach his destination within the limits of the time specified, namely, the 4th of October; that having started on his return…
1Opinion of the CourtGali-iooN, J.
The declaration in this case is for damages against the railway company, and has two counts, and it was demurred to and the demurrer was sustained, and Mitchell, the plaintiff, appeals.
In his first count he charges that on September 4, 1897, he bought in Vicksburg, Miss., a ticket for passage to, and return from, Washington City. He bought it from the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co., which was acting in the sale for itself *921and as agent for the appellee and divers other connecting lines between Vicksburg and Washington City.
This ticket provided that, before commencing his return from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Georgia Southern Railroad v. BigelowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Lundy v. Cent. Pac. R.R.California Supreme Court · 1884
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