Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Wilson
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; W. J. Buckingham, Judge. Action by Samuel J. "Wilson against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Dissent
Dissenting Opinion.
Gillett, J.
— I find myself unable to agree with' the result in this ease, and with most of the views expressed in the opinion written by Jordan, J. The action, as disclosed by said opinion, is for tort, in ejecting appellee from a street car. It appears from the complaint, as well as the evidence, that he was ejected because he persisted in being carried upon a transfer ticket that did not purport to authorize him to ride on the car on which he had last taken passage.
The contract of appellant with the city provided that “the fare and transfer ticket shall entitle such…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Winter's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Hibbard v. . N.Y. and Erie R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Townsend v. . N.Y. Cen. H. River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Frederick v. Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Lake Erie & Western Railway Co. v. FixIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
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