Ala. Great Southern Railroad v. Hill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Sprott This action was brought by John K. Hill, against the appellant, a domestic corporation, to recover an alleged balance due plaintiff for wages, or compensation, as defendant’s depot-agent and telegraph operator at Entaw, on the line of the defendant’s road, from December, 1878, until June 1st, 1883, under a special contract of employment at the salary of $75 per month.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Sprott This action was brought by John K. Hill, against the appellant, a domestic corporation, to recover an alleged balance due plaintiff for wages, or compensation, as defendant’s depot-agent and telegraph operator at Entaw, on the line of the defendant’s road, from December, 1878, until June 1st, 1883, under a special contract of employment at the salary of $75 per month. The plaintiff had received payment, at the end of each month, to the amount of $50 per month, except for the months of April and May, 1883 ; and he…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
— The ancient rule, which bound down corporations to very strict observance of forms in the execution of powers conferred upon them, has been greatly relaxed. This has grown, in part, out of the vast increase of their numbers, and their adaptation to the growing wants of commerce. In the case of Ala. & Tenn. Rivers R. R. Co. v. Kidd, 29 Ala. 221, this court said : “ The doctrine is now well settled, at least in the United States, that the appointment of an agent by a corporation need not be evidenced by the written vote of its functionaries; but that it may be inferred from the adoption of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Callan v. McDanielSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Ala. & Tenn. Rivers Railroad v. KiddSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Cocke v. Campbell & SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
- Gaines v. McKinleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1840
3Cited by14 opinions
- Humes v. Decatur Land Im. & Furnace Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Lytle & Co. v. Bank of DothanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Reynolds v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Hood v. LeagueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Huntsvile Belt Line & Monte Sano Railway Co. v. Corpening & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1892
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