Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Byrley

*36Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner.

Reversing.

Alleging that he was wrongfully and unlawfully accused of drinking intoxicating liquor, and assaulted' and arrested, while a passenger on defendant’s passenger train, plaintiff, John Byrley, brought this action against the defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $500. The railroad company appeals.

The facts, briefly stated, are as follows:

During the month -of April, 1911, plaintiff obtained a ticket from Middlesboro, Kentucky, to Barbourville,…