Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. Cushman

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District has certified to this court the following statement and question:

“In August, 1897, appellant sold appellee an excursion ticket from Vernon, Texas, via Fort Worth to Galveston, Texas, and return, over its own line and that of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, for $5, which was far below the regular or maximum fare of 3 cents a mile the distance to Galveston being 509 miles. The coupon from Fort Worth to Galveston, a distance of 346 miles, was not used. Consequently, within the time prescribed by…