Rueda v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

REVERSED.

Action by plaintiff, an employee of the defendant company and a contributor to its hospital fund, to recover medical and hospital expenses incurred for the treatment of injuries sustained. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

Under the rules of the Hospital Department, to which the plaintiff had by contract agreed, he would not be entitled to benefits from the fund if his injuries were sustained in a "fight or brawl." The defendant affirmatively alleges that it was agreed that the decision of the authorized officials of the department should be final and conclusive, that…