Mullin v. Long Island Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Long Island Bailroad Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Queens, in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 8th day of October, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J. :
The plaintiff had purchased for herself and her sister two excursion tickets. The outgoing conductor by mistake punched, and thereby apparently canceled, the return tickets. The holders thereof attempted their return on a train in charge of another conductor, and upon tendering only the canceled tickets as evidence of the right to ride, were told that in default of paying the fare they must leave the train, which they did at an intermediate station, where they were detained for a short time and resumed their journey on another *734train. The rule requiring an uncanceled ticket as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Townsend v. . N.Y. Cen. H. River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Monnier v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Wiggins v. KingNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Goodman v. New York Railways Co.New York Supreme Court · 1914
- Weber v. Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Mullin v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Mullin v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910