Georgia Court of Appeals, 1907

McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad

McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 18, 1907 · Hill
2 Ga. App. 374; 58 S.E. 491; 1907 Ga. App. LEXIS 371

McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Hill, C. J.

1. It is the duty of passengers to supply themselves with tickets before getting on the trains.”

2. Where a passenger, without fault of the railroad company, but solely beeause of his own lack of reasonable diligence, fails to buy a ticket, he is not entitled to transportation without paying the train rate; and if he refuses to pay such rate, the company can lawfully eject him. \ .

3. The plaintiff’s own testimony clearly shows that he had no cause'of rction, and that his case was utterly without merit. The nonsuit w- s properly granted. Judgment affirmed.

K. J. Hawkins, for plaintiff. Peyton L. Wade, Daley & Bussey, for defendant.

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