Goff v. Hines
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Sterling H. McCarty, Judge. (1) The Federal Government was operating the St. Lonis-San Francisco Railway Company from and after December 31, 1917, and the railroad company would be responsible only for acts or things which occurred prior to that date, and the Director General was responsible for the acts and things which might have occurred subsequent to that date.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Sterling H. McCarty, Judge. (1) The Federal Government was operating the St. Lonis-San Francisco Railway Company from and after December 31, 1917, and the railroad company would be responsible only for acts or things which occurred prior to that date, and the Director General was responsible for the acts and things which might have occurred subsequent to that date. The plaintiff sues for wages, the most of which accrued befóre the Government took charge of the railroad. So the plaintiff could not maintain this action against the railroad and recover…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, P. J.
This action was begun before a justice of the peace for services rendered by plaintiff as night watchman to guard freight and other property from October 13, 1917 to February 1, 1918, for which it is claimed there was a balance due of $107.50. Judgment by default before the justice; appeal to the circuit court and on trial de novo in that court a verdict for plaintiff for . $107.50 was returned; judgment entered thereon against appellant and he has appealed.
The first contention of appellant Walker D. Hines, Director General, is that he was not sued and hence no judgment can be rendered…
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