Freeman v. Costley

RICE, Associate Justice.

— This was a suit by appellee against appellant, as receiver of the International & Great Northern Railroad Company, for the recovery of damages for an alleged unlawful expulsion from the cars of defendant while a passenger, and for an alleged unlawful arrest claimed to have been procured by the conductor of said train.

Besides a general demurrer, general denial and special exceptions, appellant answered by special plea to the effect that on the occasion of appellee’s ejection from the train he was endeavoring to ride upon a ticket that had expired, and was of no value,…