Savannah Electric Co. v. Lowe

The plaintiff was a passenger of the defendant street-railway company. She brought suit for damages^ on account of her alleged unlawful arrest by the conductor of the defendant company. The company entered a plea of justification, based on the ground that the plaintiff had violated the regulations pertaining to the separation of the races. No objection was made as to the sufficiency of the plea of justification, but the case was tried upon the theory set up by a defense of that character. The jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $537, and the defendant company brought…