Freeman v. Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the penalty provided by statute in a case where the railroad company refuses to transport a passenger over its road without legal and just cause.

How. Stat. § 3324, contains the provision which it is claimed furnishes the plaintiff with the foundation for her claim, and reads as follows:

**Every such corporation shall furnish sufficient accommodation for the transportation of all such passengers and property as shall, within a reasonable time previous thereto, offer -or be offered for transportation at the place of starting,…