St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Reed
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; A. P. Dohoney, Judge. Action by O. M. Reed against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
Appellee was a passenger on one of appellant’s trains from Pitts-burg to Mt. Pleasant. When called upon for his ticket he handed to the conductor a “Texas Scrip Book” from which to detach scrip sufficient to cover the fare to Mt. Pleasant. The scrip book was sold to appellee on conditions printed on the cover thereof, one of which was that he should write his name on the scrip “whenever detached by the conductor.” Instead of detaching scrip representing the fare and having appellee then to sign it, the conductor, without detaching same, asked appellee to sign it. Appellee refused to sign the…
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