Hayman v. Pullman Co.

FREED, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a minor, brought this action by her father against the Defendants to recover damages as compensation for the “great fright, humiliation, embarrassment and other mental and physical distress” caused to her by the “wilfull and wanton conduct” of the defendants’ employees.

The complaint alleges inter alia that while plaintiff was a passenger on the Norfolk and Western Railroad enroute from Norfolk, Virginia to Cleveland, Ohio, the porter on her Pullman car became intoxicated and subjected her to humiliation and mortification to such an extent, that she was…