The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
RAILROAD TICKETS
Good for One Train Only"-A De-
cis,on by the Supreme Court Of
Iowa.

Newton Ii. Stone bought ticket nj
Clinton on the Chicago and North
western Road for Sioux City, which
consisted of ticket and two coupons
for connecting roads between the Mis-
souri, Valley and Sioux City. He got
on q passenger train. when the con
duc,or punched his ticket and gave
him a conductors check on which was
a notice that it Was good on that train
and trip only, and if passengers wished
to stop of they must procure a 'lay
over" ticket from the conductor.
Stone got out Of the train at Marshall
town without notifying the conductor
or procuring . LAY over ticket. The
next day he took another train and
presented his ticket and conductors
check, which was refused by the con-
ductor, and fare demanded. Stone re-
fused to pay, when the conductor no
tilted him to leave the train ut State
Centre, the first station reached. AT
State Center he purchased ticket to
Boone and attempted to get on the
train. when the conductor refused to
admit him until he had paid his fare
from Marshalltown to State Gen.
ter. This Stone refused, and he was
excluded from the train. Stone
brought an action against the company
tor damages. in Marshall District
court and judgment was rendered
against him. He appealed TO the
supreme court where the decision Of
the court below was affirmed, the
court holding that the rnilrOad ticket
was contract, and when Stone bought
the ticket and took a seat in the cars,
he accepted its terms, and the rules Of
the road governing 1.-THE contract
became an entirety and neither party
could require it TO he performed in
parts. When he lett the train at
Marshalltown without a LAY over
check he violated the contract. When
he got on the cars at Marshalltown. to
90 to Boone. he entered into a contract
tn nay if he rode, and the company
was bound to carry him On that train,
and ND other. When he refused to
paw fare he became a trespasser,
ani was not entitled to the rights Of
passenger. He could not become u
passenger without the companys con-
sent. He was righ,fully elected at State
Center. His purchase Of ticket a,
State Center for Boone gave him N"
greater right than he had before. 1t
Was only the same transaction with
another agent Of the company. He
had lost his rights as a passenger on
that train by refusing to pay fare from
Marshalltown to State Center. The
conductor was justified in excluding
him from the train ut State Center.
even after he had purchased a ticket
The evidence shows that no unneces-
sary or unreasonable force was used
to keep him from getting on the train.
This is the first time this question has
been decided by the Supreme Court
in this State, and it is contrary to the
generally accepted view Of the rights
Of railway tickets. tits also contrary
to the rule established in the Federal
courts by Judges Dillon and Love !;
although we are not aware that the
precise point in this Was ever before
them, that IL. that q conductors check
Is q part Of the ticket contract. As
the State court has not settled the Law,
the Federal courts will probably fol-
low the ruling of the State courts AZ
LAY over" tickets don't cost anything
but the asking. and - drummers are
not noted for their bashfulness, ride
Judge Hubbard. this will not work
any special hardship. So. show your
ticket. nav your fare, or get OF.