Pullman Co. v. Walton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court; A. B. Priddy, Judge; Appellees surrendered tlieir .tickets and received back tbeir money. There was no objection, and no right of recovery under tbe circumstances.
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Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court; A. B. Priddy, Judge; Appellees surrendered tlieir .tickets and received back tbeir money. There was no objection, and no right of recovery under tbe circumstances. If any cause of action in favor of appellees existed, it was based upon the negligence of the ticket agent, and not upon that the conductor. 65 S. W. 437; 65 Ark. 177. Misinformation given by one agent of a railroad where corrected by another agent before a party starts upon his journey cannot be made the basis of a cause of action. R. C. L. sec. 578, p. 1134; see also secs. 756 and 757. The…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This appeal involves three actions, instituted separately against appellant by appellees and later consolidated, to recover damages alleged to have resulted from failure to furnish sleeping car berths on a car operated from Kansas City, Missouri, to Clarksville, Arkansas. One of the actions was instituted by appellee Lee Walton in his own individual right; another was instituted by Lee Walton as administrator of the estate of Jesse Walton, deceased; and ihe third action was instituted by Nora Walton. Nora Walton was the wife of Jesse Walton, now deceased, and Lee Walton was a brother of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. IvySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
3Cited by1 opinion
- The Pullman Company v. Anderson, AdministratorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943