Laird v. Atlantic Coast Line R.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Eraser.

These two cases were tried together on circuit and in this Court. The plaintiffs allege that they were traveling from Denmark, South Carolina, to Crescent City, in Florida;' that at Jacksonville, Fla., they bought tickets to Crescent City, over the defendant’s road, and notified the conductor that Crescent City was their destination, and asked to be notified when they reached Crescent City; that the conductor promised to notify them, but failed to do so; that there was no special notice to them, nor was there any general notice by…