Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Bannerman

This was case, brought by appellee against the Chicago and Northwestern Bail way Company, to recover damages for expelling her from appellant’s train of cars. There was a jury trial, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff for $500, of which the plaintiff remitted $250, and had judgment for the balance.

There is no material "dispute as to the facts. Appellee, in company with"her husband, Daniel Bannerman, took the train at Evanston for Crystal Falls, Michigan. Bannerman tendered to the conductor a special 1,000 mile commutation ticket, out of which to take appellee’s fare. The ticket on its…