Southern Ry. Co. v. Penny

On the 17th day of September, 1925, Mamie Palls, a girl about 15 years old, through her aunt, Mrs. Maggie Penny, applied to the ticket agent of the appellant, at Sheffield, Ala., for the purchase of a full-fare ticket from Sheffield, Ala., to Paragould, Ark. The agent was advised that the ticket was desired for a girl who had never traveled alone, or who was not accustomed to traveling alone, and that it was desired that Mamie Palls should not be inconvenienced or troubled. The agent replied, “There will be no danger, unless the train goes in a ditch.” The purchaser of the ticket was informed…