Gulf & S. I. R. Co. v. Dixon

Citations

• 111 Miss. 637
• 71 So. 906

Syllabus

<p>1. Carrier. Carriage or passengers. Special trains.</p> <p>Where it was the custom of a railroad company to annually run an excursion train which always stopped on flag at a certain station to take on passengers, and no notice was given to the public that the custom would be changed. In such case by the course of business. and established custom plaintiff had a right to take passage on such train and when he was denied this right, he had a cause of action against the company.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>In such case secret orders to the conductor by the company was not notice to plaintiff or the public that a change of the custom had been made.</p>