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MATTHEWS v. SOUTHERN RY. SYSTEM

Nos. 9062-9064.

157 F.2d 609 (1946)

MATTHEWS et al. v. SOUTHERN RY. SYSTEM.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided September 23, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. George E. C. Hayes and James A. Cobb, both of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Leon A. Ransom, of Columbus, Ohio, was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. H. G. Hedrick, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George E. Hamilton, Jr., Henry R. Gower, and S. R. Prince, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. J. C. Fort, Jr., of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Appellants brought civil actions in the District Court for damages for breach of contract and violation of their rights as interstate passengers on the appellee company's railroad. The cases were consolidated for trial, trial was had before a jury, and the verdict was for the company.

Appellants bought tickets in Philadelphia for passage on appellee's railroad to Greensboro, North Carolina; these tickets included through seat...

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