Pullman Co. v. Pennock
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County.— J. P. Young, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
This action was brought by E. M. Pennock against the Pullman Company to recover damages for the wrongful conduct of the employees of the company in refusing him accommodations in one of its cars from St. Louis, Missouri, to Memphis, Tennessee, because of a mistake made by an agent of the company in St. Louis in selling the plaintiff a ticket and his inability to again pay for a berth. Plaintiff was compelled to sit up all night in *567a crowded and uncomfortable day coach, bnt there is no averment or proof that he was treated with rudeness or discourtesy, or subjected to unnecessary humiliation.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Prewitt-Spurr Manufacturing Co. v. WoodallTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- English v. RicksTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by17 opinions
- Guess v. MauryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Davis v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Herstein v. KemkerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
- Stepp v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1931
- Perkins v. SadlerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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