Townsend v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

George M. Townsend sued the Missouri Pacific Eailway Company, alleging in substance that it employed him to furnish twenty-three men and teams to work upon its right of way, under a contract that the employment was to continue for nine months; that he was discharged at the end of twenty-eight days, and being unable to find other employment during the remainder of the period, suffered loss for which he asked compensation. In addition to the other defenses the company contended that its agent, with whom the plaintiff dealt, had no authority to…