Johnston v. New York City Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, second district, borough of the Bronx.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
This is an. action to recover a penalty for a refusal by the defendant to give a transfer. The plaintiff in this case boarded a car. at Wall and South streets, going north, paid his fare and asked for a transfer for a Chambers street and Broadway car, which was given him. He then boarded a Chambers street car going west and told the conductor he desired to use the transfer for riding on a Broadway car going north. . This right was refused him, and he was also refused another transfer for the Broadway line, and, on boarding a Broadway car, was compelled to pay a second fare. Since the trial of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Griffin v. Interurban Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Nicholson v. New York City Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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