M. K. & T. Railroad v. Weaver
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Neosho District Court. Action by Weaver, brought in October 1871, to recover damages sustained by reason of his being put off the cars of the Railway Company, near New Chicago, on the 15th of July 1871. The action was tried at the December Term 1873 of the district court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $5,000, and costs — and the Railway Company brings the case here on error.
1Opinion of the Court
*457The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action brought by Weaver to recover damages for a forcible expulsion by the company from one of its coaches. Verdict and judgment were in favor of Weaver for $5,000. Special questions of fact were submitted to the jury, and answered as follows:
lst.-Was the plaintiff informed by the agent of the defendant at New Chicago, that the paper in his possession, and upon which he demanded a ride in defendant’s cars to Chetopa, was not a good ticket, and would not entitle him to a passage on defendant’s cars? Answer, No.
2d.-Was the…
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