Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Howard

The deceased, Cornelius Howard, in his life-time, being at DeKalb station, on a line of defend uit’s railway, December 9, 1876, and being desirous of proceeding west on defendant’s train bound in that direction, undertook to go on to such train when it arrived and had stopped, but was met at the steps of the car he had approached by a brakeman belonging to the train, who prevented him from entering the car because he had no ticket, the former stating to Howard that it was his orders that passengers must have tickets and show them before entering the cars, and referring him to the conductor,…