Sloane

Sloane v. Southern California Railway Co.

Caution
111 Cal. 668·1896 Cal. LEXIS 637·44 P. 320
Supreme Court of CaliforniaMarch 23, 1896L. A. No. 48California1,343 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Harrison, J.

The plaintiff, Annie L. Sloane, purchased a ticket April 8, 1894, from the agent of the defendant, at North Pomona, for passage from that place to San Diego, and on the same day took passage upon the regular passenger train of the defendant. Before reaching San Bernardino the conductor of the train took up her ticket, without giving her any check or other *676 evidence of her right to be carried to San Diego, and on arriving at San Bernardino she was required to change cars, and enter another train of cars of the defendant. After entering this train, the conductor in charge thereof demanded of her her ticket, and upon her stating to him that she had given it to the conductor of the other train, and the circumstances therewith, she was informed by him that she must either pay her fare or leave the train. She had no money with her, and when the train reached East Riverside she left the car. After getting off the train she started to walk back as far as Colton upon the railroad track, a distance of about three miles, hut after walking a portion of the way secured a seat in a passing vehicle, and was carried to Golton, where she spent the night with her sister in law. On the next day,…

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