Birmingham Electric Co. v. Rylant

KNIGHT, Justice.

The plaintiff, who was on the occasion complained of a passenger on one of defendant’s street cars in the city of Birmingham, brought this suit against the defendant to recover damages for an alleged wrong growing out of the action of one of defendant’s servants, or agents, in refusing to issue to her a transfer ticket, and thereby causing plaintiff to be ejected from, or caused to leave, the car upon which she was a passenger without a transfer ticket.

The plaintiff stated her case in two counts. Count 1 predicated > plaintiff’s right of recovery upon the simple negligence of…