Ann Arbor Railway Co. v. Amos
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Lucas county. Action was brought by Mette E. Amos (defendant in error) against The Ann Arbor Railway Company (plaintiff in error) in the court of common- pleas of Lucas county to recover for an alleged unlawful ejection from a passenger car of the Company’s railroad. A verdict for twenty-five hundred dollars was rendered by the jury, which by the trial court was reduced to eighteen hundred dollars and for that sum judgment was entered.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Lucas county. Action was brought by Mette E. Amos (defendant in error) against The Ann Arbor Railway Company (plaintiff in error) in the court of common- pleas of Lucas county to recover for an alleged unlawful ejection from a passenger car of the Company’s railroad. A verdict for twenty-five hundred dollars was rendered by the jury, which by the trial court was reduced to eighteen hundred dollars and for that sum judgment was entered. This judgment was affirmed by the circuit court. The Company asks a reversal of both judgments. Facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
The evidence given at the trial proves, or tends to prove, a state of facts in substance as to the material parts thereof, as follows: On the 22d day of July, 1903, Mrs. Amos purchased of the agent of The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, at the place of her residence, Ironton, Ohio, two tickets known as summer tourist tickets, good from Ironton b)^ way of Cincinnati and Toledo to Alma, Michigan, the route being from Ironton to Cincinnati via the Norfolk & Western, thence via the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton to Toledo, and from Toledo to Alma over the road of the Ann Arbor. Each was good…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Winter's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Zagelmeyer v. Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1894