Plummer v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered January 21, 1910, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action on implied contract.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
Some time prior to April 30, 1908, one Hilton G. Funk received personal injuries while in the employ of the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway Company, a branch line of the appellant, Great Northern Railway Company, located in British Columbia, and on that day employed Geo. A. Latimer, one of the respondents, to prosecute such actions or proceedings as would' be necessary to recover for the injury, agreeing to pay him therefor one-half of any sum he *215might recover as a fee for his services. Immediately thereafter, written notice of the terms of the contract was served by Latimer on the local claim…
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