Samples v. Georgia & Florida Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Rawlings. Emanuel superior court. January 13, 1914. Mrs. Fannie T. Samples brought suit against the Georgia and Florida Railway Company, alleging in substance as follows: On December 31, 1911, she purchased from the agent of the defendant company at Millen, Ga., a ticket from Millen to Stillmore, with a coupon attached thereto for a return trip.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Rawlings. Emanuel superior court. January 13, 1914. Mrs. Fannie T. Samples brought suit against the Georgia and Florida Railway Company, alleging in substance as follows: On December 31, 1911, she purchased from the agent of the defendant company at Millen, Ga., a ticket from Millen to Stillmore, with a coupon attached thereto for a return trip. The coupon insured her return from Stillmore to Millen at any time until January 8, 1912. It was sold to her at a reduced rate, the full fare from Millen to Stillmore and return being $1.90, and she having paid for the…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. In selling a ticket with a coupon for return passage to the initial point, a railroad company may fix a reasonable limitation as to the time within which such coupon must be used. Southern Railway Co. v. Watson, 110 Ga. 681 (36 S. E. 209). If, under a reasonable regulation of the company, the limitation as to the time within which the coupon could be used, expressed on the face of the coupon, had expired, and the purchaser nevertheless boarded the train, sought to use the expired coupon for transportation, and declined to pay the full fare of one without…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Williamson v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Southern Railway Co. v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Southern Railway Co. v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Jackson v. Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1899
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- Daigrepont v. Teche Greyhound Lines Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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