Ford v. East Louisiana R.

Citations

• 110 La. 414
• 34 So. 585
• 1903 La. LEXIS 643

Syllabus

<p>CARRIERS — EXPULSION OE PASSENGER— “SCALPING” ON TRAIN.</p> <p>1. Because a traveler on a railway train has no ticket, that, in itself, furnishes no warrant for putting him off the train. Though he have no ticket the right is his to pay the fare in cash. The demand upon him must be either for a ticket, or for payment of the fare in cash, and if he offer to pay, the railway company ejects him at its peril.</p> <p>2. If a person, who is in the employ of a connecting railway company, and because of such employment is permitted to ride free on the trains of the other company, is warned not to traffic in the excursion tickets of the company, and disregarding this warning is detected in “scalping” tickets wlUle on the train, it might possibly furnish justification to the conductor in stopping the train and putting him off, even though he offered to pay the fare.</p> <p>3. But, certainly, a person who “scalps” railway tickets other than on the train cannot be denied transportation over the lines of the railroads in whose tickets he traffics. He is a part of the general public and railway companies, as common carriers, must, ordinarily, permit all who pay the regular fare to travel on their trains.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>