Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Kriegel
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bell County; F. M. Spann, Judge. Suit by Fred Kriegel against the Gulf, Colorada & Santa FS Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
The undisputed facts in this ease show that appellee rode from Copperas Cove to Temple in an emigrant car, in which the goods of .another party were being shipped from Copperas Cove to Arkansas; that he had no ticket, did not pay his fare, and had no right to ride in said oar; that he was seen in said car in Temple by Sam Kirby, who was a watchman for appellant, and was also a policeman of the city of Temple. Kirby arrested appellee when he got out of the car, and immediately carried him before a justice of the peace, where after some parley he pleaded guilty to trespass, and paid his fine…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Early v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Pratt v. Brown, ReceiverTexas Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Purdy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953