Smith v. Paducah Traction Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson —

Affirming.

Charles N. Smith, a boy about twelve years of age, with two companions was returning from Sunday school when they boarded appellee’s street car.in Paducah, Kentucky. The other boys each gave the conductor a five cent piece as fare, and appellant gave him what he asserts was a five cent piece, but which the conductor rejected as a spurious coin. Thereupon, the conductor threatened to eject the boy-unless he gave him a nickel as fare. The boy insisted that he had presented a good nickel., After some words the conductor stopped the car and put…