Dietrich v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county: No. 38 to May Term 1872. This was an action on the case by Adam Dietrich against The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for ejecting him from a car of the company in which he was travelling. The plaintiff, a shipper of cattle, testified that on the 11th of March 1867, he purchased in Philadelphia a ticket, of which the following is a copy:— “Drover’s Ticket. Not Good on the Philadelphia Express.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county: No. 38 to May Term 1872. This was an action on the case by Adam Dietrich against The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for ejecting him from a car of the company in which he was travelling. The plaintiff, a shipper of cattle, testified that on the 11th of March 1867, he purchased in Philadelphia a ticket, of which the following is a copy:— “Drover’s Ticket. Not Good on the Philadelphia Express. Good only in the hands of Mr. A., Dietrich, for one seat from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. This ticket good only until March 16th 1867. Issued March…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Agnew, J.
This was a judgment of nonsuit, and the question is, whether the plaintiff’s evidence disclosed a case for the jury. Deitrich, the plaintiff, was a drover, residing in Lancaster county. On the 11th of March 1867, he purchased a drovers’ ticket from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and took passage on the fast line on the defendant’s railroad. At Lancaster he got off, and next day (the 12th) he resumed his journey. When the conductor, Young came *435along collecting fares, he declined the plaintiff’s ticket on the ground that he had “ stopped off,” and…
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