Gosney v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circnit Court.—Hon. Daniel E. Bird, Judge. It was the duty of plaintiff to acquaint himself with the rules and regulations of defendant, and having failed to do so, the defendant is and was not liable. Claybrook v. Railroad, 19 Mo. App. 437; Logan v. Railroad, 77 Mo. 667 and cases cited; Dietrich v. Railroad, 71 Pa. St. 436; Railroad v. Harris, 81 Miss. 208 (95 and St. R. 466); Railroad v. Gants, 28 Kan. 608; Dwindle v. Railroad, 120 N. Y. 117, 17 Am.
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Appeal from Jackson Circnit Court.—Hon. Daniel E. Bird, Judge. It was the duty of plaintiff to acquaint himself with the rules and regulations of defendant, and having failed to do so, the defendant is and was not liable. Claybrook v. Railroad, 19 Mo. App. 437; Logan v. Railroad, 77 Mo. 667 and cases cited; Dietrich v. Railroad, 71 Pa. St. 436; Railroad v. Harris, 81 Miss. 208 (95 and St. R. 466); Railroad v. Gants, 28 Kan. 608; Dwindle v. Railroad, 120 N. Y. 117, 17 Am. St. Rep. 64; Railroad v., Rosenwig, 113 Pa. St. 536 (6 Atl. 547); Peck v. Railroad, 70 N. Y. 587; 1 Felter on Carriers of…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Plaintiff sued for actual and punitive damages for his ejection from one of defendant’s *325steamships which he alleges was willful and malicious. The answer is a general denial. The action is here on' the appeal of defendant from a judgment of $1100 actual and $300 punitive damages.
On June 22, 1911, plaintiff purchased at the office of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company in Kansas City round trip tickets for himself and his wife from Kansas City to San Francisco and paid the fares demanded for the entire trip which included transportation from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trigg v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Sira v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Dwinelle v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Crutcher v. Big FourMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Turner v. McCookMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
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