Albright v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court. — ■ Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action at law to recover the purchase price of certain railway .tickets purchased by plaintiff of one of defendant’s agents, which tickets defendant refused to deliver upon demand. Defendant denied the sale of the tickets, and pleaded that the order therefor was given by its agent to plaintiff without authority as collateral security for a personal loan.
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Appeal from, Polk District Court. — ■ Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action at law to recover the purchase price of certain railway .tickets purchased by plaintiff of one of defendant’s agents, which tickets defendant refused to deliver upon demand. Defendant denied the sale of the tickets, and pleaded that the order therefor was given by its agent to plaintiff without authority as collateral security for a personal loan. Upon these issues the case was tried, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
One E. L. Palmer was city passenger agent of the defendant company for the city of Des Moines, and as such issued an order upon the Wabash Railway for six railway tickets from Des Moines to Los Angeles, Cal., and return, via the Wabash and the defendant railway. This or*633der was delivered to plaintiff, and he, plaintiff, as he claims, paid therefor the sum of $500 in the form of a cheek issued to E. L. Palmer, agent of defendant company, which was indorsed by him as agent for said company. At the same time the agent, Palmer, gave plaintiff a written statement to the effect that the company…
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