Rohrig v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fayette District Court.— Hon. L. E. Eel-lows, J udge. Action at law to recover the price paid for a railway ticket, and for a statutory penalty. The facts will be found stated in the opinion. There was a trial to' the court resulting in judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
Plaintiff purchased a ticket at the station ticket office of the defendant railway company at Oelwein, this state, good for passage to the station of Maynard. Owing to the train being late, he was compelled to give up the trip. Three days later he presented himself at the ticket office, and, in connection with the purchase of a ticket to another station, presented the Maynard ticket and asked that it be redeemed. The person in charge of the ticket office, being the same person from whom the ticket had been purchased, refused to redeem, saying that the request was one day late; that, “ We…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wood v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Turner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
- Baker v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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- Cook v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Prichard v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. BeairdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914