Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. Wilson

The complaint of the appellee, May D. Wilson, after its introductory matter, showed, in substance, that on the 6th day of August, 1895, the appellant, by its ticket agent at Vincennes, notified all persons desiring to purchase tickets over its railroad for the purpose of attending a picnic being held in the vicinity of Purcells, that its passenger train going north through that place at about 8:45 or 9 o’clock *6p. m. on that day, would stop and take such persons as desired to be carried as passengers on said train, which passed through Purcells for Vincennes at that time; that on that day, and…