Carpenter v. Washington & Georgetown Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was an action at law against the defendant in error for the ejection of the plaintiff in error from its cars by its servants. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the Distriét of Columbia.
The defendant in error, the "Washington and Georgetown Bailroad Company, is a street railroad company doing business in the city of "Washington, its road having two branches, crossing each other at right angles at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Seventh Street. Passengers who had paid their fare on either branch of the road, upon' arriving at this crossing, were entitled to receive a transfer ticket, which permitted them, without further payment, to take the other branch in the continuation of their journey.
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