Brown v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Littlejohn. Macon superior court. May 18, 1906. Brown sued the railway company, alleging that he boarded the train of the defendant at Fort Yalley for the purpose of going to Smithville. When the conductor approached he handed him a mileage book, and was informed by the conductor that the mileage in the book was not sufficient to take him to Smithville.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Littlejohn. Macon superior court. May 18, 1906. Brown sued the railway company, alleging that he boarded the train of the defendant at Fort Yalley for the purpose of going to Smithville. When the conductor approached he handed him a mileage book, and was informed by the conductor that the mileage in the book was not sufficient to take him to Smithville. When the plaintiff boarded the train he thought he had sufficient mileage to carry him to Smithville. When the conductor informed him to the contrary, he offered to pay him in cash whatever amount was necessary…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
The plaintiff was certainly entitled to use his mileage book for the purpose of transportation to the last station at which the train was scheduled or accustomed to stop, embraced within the number of miles remaining in the book. According to the averments in the petition this station was Marshallville. He intended to go to Smithville; a station much further on; and thought he had mileage sufficient for that purpose. He was mistaken. But even if he had not labored under this misapprehension, he could not have secured a ticket at Fort Yalley from Marshallville to…
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