Wightman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Juneau County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Oassoday: It appears from the pleadings, and is admitted, that April 15, 1886, the plaintiff purchased of the defendant at its depot in Elroy, and paid for, what is known as a “ round-trip ticket” from Elroy to "Wonewoc and return; that one half of said ticket was white, and upon that half were the words and figures: “E. T.— Going.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Juneau County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Oassoday: It appears from the pleadings, and is admitted, that April 15, 1886, the plaintiff purchased of the defendant at its depot in Elroy, and paid for, what is known as a “ round-trip ticket” from Elroy to "Wonewoc and return; that one half of said ticket was white, and upon that half were the words and figures: “E. T.— Going. Elroy to Wonewoc, 9-8-86, 2563. Not good for passage;” and the other half of the ticket was red, and upon that were the words and figures: “ 2503, C. &…
1Opinion of the CourtOassoday, J.
When the jury first announced their verdict, the answer to the fifteenth question was $300, and the answer to the sixteenth question was, in effect, nothing, instead of the amounts above stated. The court thereupon intimated to the jury that such findings were inconsistent with themselves; that the jury had failed to observe the instructions of the court; that by1- reason thereof they were at liberty to go to their room for further consultation; that if they meant to answer as they had indicated, then, when they came in, they should say so. Thereupon the counsel for the defendant asked to…
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