Hale v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.

*836Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

The appellant, Mary E. Hale, a colored woman, claiming that she was subjected to insults and indignities at ’■¡he hands of a drunken white passenger, who came into the colored compartment where she was seated, brought this action against appellee, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, to recover damages. At the conclusion of the testimony the court peremptorily instructed the jury to find for the railway company. To review the propriety of that ruling, this appeal is prosecuted.

Appellee owns and operates a line of railway from…