Clark v. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Galveston County; Robert G. Street, Judge. Action by R. A. Clark against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.
On December 21, 1908, appellant purchased from appellee a round-trip ticket from Galveston, Tex., to Atlanta, Ga. The ticket was what is known as a “coupon ticket”; there being one coupon for each line of railroad over which appellant had to travel from Galveston to Atlanta, and one for each line for his- return passage. The first coupon evidenced his right to travel over the appellee's railroad from Galveston to Houston, the second over the Texas & New Orleans Railroad from Houston to the Sabine river, the third over Morgan’s Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Company’s lines from the…
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1905
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