Baird v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment that he take nothing by his action, and for costs in favor of defendant. The action is upon a complaint which states a cause of action for damages alleged to have resulted from a wrongful and forcible ejectment of plaintiff by defendant from its electric railway car. The answer denies the liability of defendant for damages, pleads contributory negligence of plaintiff, and sets- up as an affirmative defense a settlement with plaintiff for all alleged damages, as shown by three separate agreements and releases, signed by the plaintiff and' set out in full…