Johnson v. Union Switch & Signal Co.

O’Brien, J. (dissenting).

This appeal involves the construction of a written instrument executed by the parties to *632this action on the 20th day of September, 1886.. The plaintiff sought to recover $1,625, that being the sum which he claimed was due to him from the defendant under the terms of the instrument, for license fees, for the quarter ending March 1, 1889, at the rate of $6,500 per year. The courts below have given to the instrument an interpretation that has thus far defeated the plaintiff’s claim. A brief analysis of the language used by the parties is necessary in order to understand…