Case Name: McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad Company
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1907-07-18
Citations: 2 Ga. App. 374
Docket Number: 440
Parties: McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad Company.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 374–375

Head Matter:
440.
McCook v. Dublin & Southwestern Railroad Company.
Action for damages, from city court of Dublin — Judge Clements presiding. March 7, 1907.
Submitted June 25,
Decided July 18, 1907.

Opinion:
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.