Southern Railway Co. v. Wood

Mrs. Wood sued the railway company for damages which she had sustained on account of certain alleged tortious acts committed by the defendant. Her petition made, in brief, the following case: Desiring to go from Dalton, her home, to a certain point in Texas, she opened negotiations with the agent of the defendant at Dalton for the purchase of through tickets for herself and her three minor children to the point in Texas to which she desired to go. In consideration of the purchase by plaintiff of tickets over the defendant’s line, its agent agreed to send to petitioner’s house and transport…