Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Wilson
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; W. J. Buckingham, Judge. Action by Samuel J. "Wilson against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
— Action by appellee against appellant to recover damages for an unlawful expulsion from one of its street cars. A trial by jury resulted in appellee being *154awarded damages, and, over appellant’s motion for a new 'trial, judgment was rendered on the verdict of the jury. From this judgment appellant appeals, and the sole question involved is, can the expulsion of appellee by appellant from its car, under the circumstances^ be legally justified ?
The following are facts material to the point in issue: Appellant is a corporation engaged as a common carrier in operating a street railway in the city…
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