Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co. v. Lockman
Indiana Court of Appeals
Action by William S. Lockman against the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
Action by appellee, a minor, against appellant, to recover damages for being wilfully, maliciously and wantonly injured by being ejected from appellant’s streetcar by appellant’s employes, acting within the scope of their employment, after he had paid his fare, and become a passenger.
A demurrer to the complaint was overruled. There was an answer in denial, and a second paragraph of answer, alleging that appellee refused to pay fare on demand, and was thereupon ejected from the ear, no unnecessary force being used. There was a reply in denial to the second paragraph of answer. A trial by jury…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Townsend v. . N.Y. Cen. H. River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Hufford v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884
- English v. . Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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- Dennis v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1948