North Hudson County Railway Co. v. Anderson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Yan Syckel, J.

Anderson, the plaintiff below, tendered the conductor on a car of the company defendant below a mutilated $1 note for his car fare. The conductor refused to accept the note because it was imperfect, and put Anderson off the car for not paying his fare. Thereupon Anderson brought suit to recover damages for the alleged wrongful act of the conductor.

The evidence of Anderson was that a piece one inch and a quarter by one inch and a half had been torn from the upper *249left-hand corner of the bill, while the evidence on the part of the company…