Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. Cates

The appellee, desiring to travel from Evansville to Terre Haute, over the appellant’s railroad, called upon its agent for a ticket to Terre Haute and paid him the regular price for such a ticket. By mistake the agent gave him a ticket to Yincennes only, believing it to be that for which he had asked, and without any fault or negligence upon his part, appellee boarded appellant’s train and surrendered his ticket. After passing Yincennes the conductor demanded additional fare, as his ticket only called for Yincennes. He explained that he had bought and paid for a ticket to Terre Haute and had…