Goetz v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. I. The appellant, as a common carrier of passengers, had a •lawful right to make and carry out the rule enforced in this case. (Crocker v. New London, W. & P. R.R. Co., 24 Conn. 249 ; The Commonwealth v. Power, 7 Mete. 596 ; Jencks v. Coleman,-2 .Sumn. 221; Hibbard v. New York & Erie R.R. Co., 15 N. Y. 455 ; Downs v. N. Y. & N.H. R.R. Co., 86 Conn. 287 ; Cheney v. Boston & Maine R.R.
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Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. I. The appellant, as a common carrier of passengers, had a •lawful right to make and carry out the rule enforced in this case. (Crocker v. New London, W. & P. R.R. Co., 24 Conn. 249 ; The Commonwealth v. Power, 7 Mete. 596 ; Jencks v. Coleman,-2 .Sumn. 221; Hibbard v. New York & Erie R.R. Co., 15 N. Y. 455 ; Downs v. N. Y. & N.H. R.R. Co., 86 Conn. 287 ; Cheney v. Boston & Maine R.R. Co., 11 Mete. 121.) H. The second instruction given to the jury at the request of ■the respondent entirely ignores the issue raised by the pleadings and evidence, and is…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
The plaintiff, with others, purchased a half-fare ticket from Brookfield to Macon, upon an agreement that they were to beretumed at the same rate. When about to return to Brookfield he purchased at the Macon ticket office the same kind of ticket and went aboard the train. He had no regular permit to travel on such ticket, and the conductor had not been notified of the arrangement. The latter, therefore, demanded the balance of the fare ; and the plaintiff refusing to pay it, the train was stopped, he was ordered to leave the car, and at once obeyed and walked back to Macon. In the evening of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thomas v. BabbSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
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- Baker v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Sullivan v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Flori v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Voegeli v. Pickel Marble & Granite Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1892
- Gibler v. Terminal RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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