Williams v. Mount Hood Ry. & Power Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: William N. Gatens, Judge. This is an action by Fred A. Williams and S. S, Dill, doing business under the firm name and style of Dill Contract Company, against the Mount Hood Railway & Power Company, a corporation, and the Mason Construction Company, a corporation, for work performed by plaintiffs in clearing the right of way for the railroad of the defendant, Mount Hood Railway & Power Company.
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From Multnomah: William N. Gatens, Judge. This is an action by Fred A. Williams and S. S, Dill, doing business under the firm name and style of Dill Contract Company, against the Mount Hood Railway & Power Company, a corporation, and the Mason Construction Company, a corporation, for work performed by plaintiffs in clearing the right of way for the railroad of the defendant, Mount Hood Railway & Power Company. The defendant, Mason Construction Company, was. employed by the railway company to perform work about its right of way, and plaintiffs entered into a contract with the construction…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
This is an action upon a contract to recover compensation for work done by plaintiffs in clearing the right of way for the railroad of the defendant Mount Hood Railway & Power Company. The defendant Mason Construction Company, of which Archie W. Mason was president and manager, was employed by the railway company to perform labor on and about its right of way. On September 21, 1907, the Mason Construction Company entered into a contract with plaintiffs which is alleged in the complaint to be partly in writing and partly oral, the writing being as follows:
“This indenture, made this 9th day of…
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