Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. v. Benson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. J. O. Pierce, J. Action by an alleged passenger against a railroad company for an alleged unlawful ejection from a train, accompanied by unnecessary indignity. Verdict for plaintiff for $500. Appeal by railroad company.
1Opinion of the CourtBurton, J.
This was a suit for damages for an alleged unlawful- ejection of the defendant in error from the train of the plaintiff in error. There was a judgment for $500 in favor of the defendant in error rendered by the Circuit Judge, who tried the case without a jury. The railway company have appealed, and a number of reasons are assigned for reversal.
The defendant in error went upon the passenger train at Memphis, Tenn., and went into the car *629sot apart for ladies and gentlemen traveling with ladies. This car at the time was overcrowded, and he was unable to obtain a seat, and this condition of…
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