Can a train conductor force a passenger off the train if they refuse to pay the fare?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pease v. Delaware, L. & W.R. Co., 101 N.Y. 367, 5 N.E. 37 (N.Y. 1886):
Upon the refusal of a person, having no ticket, to pay fare, the conductor may rightfully put him off the train. McClure v. Philadelphia, W. & B. R. Co., 34 Md. 532.
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