Illinois Central Railroad v. Smith
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of Attala county. Hon. William F. Stevens, Judge. Smith, tbe appellee, was plaintiff, and tbe railroad company, appellant, defendant in tbe court below. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $5,75 and costs, tbe defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.
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From tbe circuit court of Attala county. Hon. William F. Stevens, Judge. Smith, tbe appellee, was plaintiff, and tbe railroad company, appellant, defendant in tbe court below. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $5,75 and costs, tbe defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. Since the final decision in the case of Zachary v. Railroad Go., 75 Miss., 752, the law of this state is that a blind person, familiar with travel and its conditions, and well qualified to take care of himself, being in possession of all his faculties and…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
Appellee, a minor, eighteen years of age, desiring to travel from Winona to Durant, in this state, applied to the agent of appellant to purchase a ticket, tendering proper fare. This was refused him on the ground that he was blind and unaccompanied by an assistant, and, under an existing rule of the railroad company, was not entitled to transportation. Appellee claimed that he was an experienced traveler, able to care for himself and needing no assistance. He offered to produce his order book to show that he was in the habit of traveling and booking orders for goods, but the agent persisted…
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- Sevier v. Vicksburg & Meridian RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1883
- Weightman v. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1893
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