Casey v. Northern Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, C. J.

It appeared from the complaint filed in this action that the plaintiff was the holder of a ticket issued by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company; that the defendants Oakes, Paine and Rouse were the duly appointed receivers of such company; that the other defendant, A. H. Simmons, was an employee of the receivers at and around the depot of the railroad company in the .city of Spokane; that the plaintiff sought, by virtue of this ticket, to pass to the cars of the company, to be transported as agreed therein; that the defendant Simmons…