Deseret Evening News | 1902-02-04 | Page 4 | Smooth Nickels

SMOOTH f According lo 10 a 1 legal ICal decision ren rendered rel dered by hy a I circuit court Judge nt I Ht 14 Louis smooth nickels nio legal ten tender tOr der oil 01 street can A passenger It uppers ufer sued Rued for to 20 bo be cause he had been beNI ejected ono 1110 of or the Ht Louis street t earn erl arrested t ll and lock ct up over aveI night his c being that lia had offered l the the conductor a t worn wor coin oln for tor carfare The Judge an liS d In tho Chicago said There Is no tO such as M assumed n by the defendant ns R n 1 ot lets full tul taco face value A gold coin coll may maybo bo be worth less lell than Its facu value be of ot or ot loss ot weight but buthis ut his Is II not nt true of a n nickel I think the li carrier should lift h MId held to the tho rulo hat If Ir It a n who tend tenders ers n good coin In II payment It does 1011 BO BOnt 10 nt Its Is peril It I Is IA bettor belof that tho con conductor ductor If It In doubt do I receive coin limn t lUl tu a n rule tule of ot law which would permit him to te eject a pas pal passenger who tenders a 1 good gol coin and then hen Plead as A an n that ho nought It was Wil bad bUl In this case his hil does not nt go so 80 far In he only ro 11 d U i because It Il watt WOI smooth Ho Holover 10 Over lover It I was bad lal His ls net act a n mero wanton and capricious re rf of at the only piece of money mo ey the had hl 1 at nt tM h time The Judge further said he did not nol deem tho mount amount of the tho excessive eoe sive In view of ot th the harsh treatment ot of the Ibe plaintiff