Muldowney v. Pittsburg & Birmingham Traction Co.

Citations

• 8 Pa. Super. 335
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 63

Syllabus

<p>Street railways — Fares—Reasonable regulations.</p> <p>Street railways may make reasonable regulations upon the subject of fares and refuse to carry passengers who will not comply with them.</p> <p>Province of court — Tender of five dollars for five cent fares not reasonable — Conductor's duty as to change.</p> <p>The reasonableness of a tender of money in excess of the fare is a question of law to be determined by the court. Held, that the tender of a five dollar bill for a five cent fare was unreasonable as a matter of law, and that the conductor was not bound to accept it and give back the change.</p>