Dierickx v. Davis

J.— (After making the foregoing statement) : The first contention of counsel for the appellant is that the contract between the railway company and the show company is void. Their reasoning is *81that if the contract is void, then the ordinary relation of passenger and carrier existed between Dierickx and the railway company; and that, because of the relation thus existing, the railway company is liable to Dierickx for the damages resulting from the negligence which was the proximate cause of his injuries.

*82*81The contract between the railway company and the show company is not void on the…