Woods v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from tlie Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon R. H„ Field, Judge. (1) The jury should have been directed to return a verdict for defendant because a torn transfer check was not proper evidence of plaintiff’s right of passage; and this is so, even if the company had not had a rule relating to the same. Kellett v. Railroad, 22 Mo. App. 356; 2 Wood’s Railway Law, 1394, 1395; Mosher v. Railroad, 127 U. S. 390 ; Walker v. Railroad, 15 Mo.
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Appeal from tlie Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon R. H„ Field, Judge. (1) The jury should have been directed to return a verdict for defendant because a torn transfer check was not proper evidence of plaintiff’s right of passage; and this is so, even if the company had not had a rule relating to the same. Kellett v. Railroad, 22 Mo. App. 356; 2 Wood’s Railway Law, 1394, 1395; Mosher v. Railroad, 127 U. S. 390 ; Walker v. Railroad, 15 Mo. App. 333 ; Hvfford v. Railroad, 53 Mich. 118 ; Frederick ' y. Railroad, 37 Mich. 342. (2) The jury should have been directed to return a verdict for defendant,…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s street cable-car line and brought this action for being forcibly ejected from the car. He recovered judgment for $50 damages, and the defendant appeals. The facts are these : The defendant owned two lines of street railway, one known as the Fifth street line and the other as the Eighteenth street line. It issues transfer tickets or checks to passengers on either lina *129who wish to continue their trip on the other line. The transferring is made at the point of intersection of the two lines, and is done by one of defendant’s servants who is stationed at…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Frederick v. Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Hufford v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884
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- Carmody v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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