St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-09
Recent Railroad Decisions.

The Springfield Republican comdcn>'S
from Il recent huge volume al railway
decisions SOME of those most Interesting
to passengers. Extra charges tor fail
urc to buy tickets. are umiNrr r>allN Sis
tanned h\ the courts. but there must hc
full opportunity to buy afforded 10y the
ticket seller. Coup"n tickets cannot hr
torn oil 10y the passenger and presented
L" the, rnmdurrnr. with a refusal to show
the main ticket tho passenger tnr such
rva>i"m may hr ricctcd. Passengers
must show tickets Wllcn asked ton. As
/" ''>r"pping OH. there i> only one
dcri>i"m. that at New Jersey. which l.
that Il passenger cannot stop oil and
lr~llmnr his journey without the prcNi-
ouS assent oi the company. A> to the
W"l,l> good ton this trIp "r this day
only" the decisions clash. Maine.
hich j. the only STATE regulating the
mattel hN law. makes hN statute all
/ tickets good t" six Nc:I>. The Mas>a-
/ chu>ctt> decision il that the ticket has
NO validity after the expiration of the
time specified. ~ 1" the obligation "t
the road tn furnish Il seat I" Il passed.
gel Il Missouri decision SAYS: "A pas
>cngrr vino exhibits his ticket need not
surrender it until he has been furnished
/ with u seat. \ railroad l. not Liable
ton things stolen ont of Il passenger :
>,,t There hciun NO pr,vinu> ,lciiycr\
to .coruuaaN'> servants: fuI the same
r,..,>,,,, th,. r,,,nnaut i NOT liable. tul
h,,,.,"r i'm the PASSENGERS own rIir.
E,,r.r.,,,. i,u.Iri,l,.- = reasonable. amuuu;
of pcl >"ual .irWclIl. and III Illinois one
rcNulNrI. hut not tW" rcNolN"ls. Ii"
ia .t.i,,.t,,,,,..,,,> If an army SIIru,uu
t,.,,,.IIiro ,,ith moon. !. ham~u,. - j.
,i,,.I.i, ~ =, harness maker. ;,r,urdiun
To-, \,.v York decision, pa>>,ur,l.>
yL. ,,,..,l,.,.r tn look 1ltcI their h;i...-.,.s,
,..,,.ir.I.,t fL,.i,. destination rauunt
,.,,,,.. # !, Io.t without fault of til,
,..,,,i,., E,o.,,,-,. left in station house,
,.,I,,. ,,...,.,,n,I'> convenience. ;,ttrl il
has r,.,,h.,I il, ,I,..tiuntinu. comes nm
I... n,.,, ,.I.,>, al riyht, and duties
,I,,. I,,n..,,,.. ,u.,,trr ;I-.,lmit,u ,he posi-.
,;,u =, ..,,,.,tuiious huiIrc." vh. ouI\
I...,,,,,.. Ii.,I,I, i'm ,,sr of GROSS urnli.
,..,,., Th,. nI,Iiu,1inu of the r,ilroa,
..,,,i,,. ,,,s,.s vL,u il has delivered
.h.. I,,,.,,,,,. T., its nvu,, at IN, rlar,
-, ,i,.-tin.,Ii,u 81. when ne ha, had rca.
,,r.,IJ,. ,,,,,,,tuui,, nt r,,,iyiu" ,u,
,..,,,,, inc. II Nam, stat,, hold that
tI,.. ,..,,,.rs tL,. trans
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'''''r !, -; IN ;,,,,,,.s, >nnrtsu,.u +,
,t-,,, ill.,, tI,,, ma, r,,.,v,r fan. th,
,.,Iu, -: dnmS N hen the, cutruSt then
I" baggage masters ini hirc ""'a''>'
then tNriH>I"n il"h 'h' passenger '''S
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= loved how many tender memorial
have been torn away 10y the hands q
the Spoilrr, or tr;Impled int" hast