Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Byas

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

— Appellee bought a ticket at Houston, entitling him to be carried by appellant from that place to Harrisburg.

He entered a special excursion train which did not stop at intermediate points between Houston and Galveston, and was not allowed an opportunity to get off at Harrisburg, but was carried, as he claims wrongfully, to Galveston. This suit was brought to recover damages resulting. It appeared that appellant did not undertake to carry passengers traveling from Houston to Harrisburg upon the train which appellee entered, but had for that purpose a local…