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1 Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley

2 1. Bang! OUCH!!!

3 2. We had a contract with the Railroad.

4 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t.

5 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life.

6 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes.

7 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation.

8 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date.

9 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action.

10 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment).

11 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE,

12 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

13 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

14 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

15 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

16 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

17 1. Bang! OUCH!!! 2. We had a contract with the Railroad. 3. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 4. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 5. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 6. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 7. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 8. We did pay for our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 9. If the statute does apply to us, then it is a taking without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). WHEREFORE, GIMME!

18 1. We had a contract with the Railroad. 2. We agreed not to sue the Railroad, and we didn’t. 3. The Railroad agreed to give us free passes for life. 4. The Railroad now refuses to give us free passes. 5. The Railroad relies upon the 1906 statute forbidding free transportation. 6. The statute is prospective only and does not apply to contracts made before its effective date. 7. We did pay our transportation within the meaning of the statute by giving up our cause of action. 8. If the statute does apply to us, then it is unconstitutional as a taking without just compensation. WHEREFORE, GIMME!


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