Detroit, M. & T. S. L. Ry. Co. v. Ely
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. Action at law by Flora M. E. Ely against the Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Short Dine Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant in error, who. was the plain- . tiff below, sued to recover damages claimed to have been suffered by her while a passenger on defendant’s line, through a head-end collision between the car on which sne was riding and another of defendant’s cars. The defenses were that plaintiff was not on defendant’s *874car at all; that if she was there she was riding fraudulently, without payment of fare; and that, if she was on the car and was injured, the injuries were slight. There were verdict and judgment for $1,650. The errors assigned relate to the refusal to direct…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Virginia & S. W. Ry. Co. v. HawkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
- Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Hales v. Michigan Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Purple v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Erie R. v. RooneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1911
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