Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. Hoeflich
Court of Appeals of Maryland
This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant, to recover damages for ejecting the female plaintiff from a car on its road.
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This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant, to recover damages for ejecting the female plaintiff from a car on its road. Exception. — The testimony being closed on both sides, the plaintiffs offered the two following prayers : 1. If the jury find from the evidence, that the female plaintiff, on or about the first of October, 1882, purchased a ticket entitling her to transportation over the defendant’s railroad, from Baltimore to Magnolia Station, and that while travelling on said ticket along with her father and younger sister, the conductor demanded fare for the child,…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The female plaintiff with her father, and a younger sister, eleven years of age, got upon the defendant’s train at Baltimore for the purpose of going to Magnolia Station. When the conductor came around she handed him two, tickets, one for herself and the other for her father, who was in another part of the car. The younger sister was •sitting beside her, and the conductor asked, “is this girl with you?” She answered “yes.” Thereupon he said he must collect half-fare for the girl, which the plaintiff refused to pay. In a few minutes the conductor returned, •and again demanded payment of the…
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