Pennsylvania Railroad v. Flanigan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 199. Assump>sit by John Flanigan against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to recover for services as ticket agent of said company. Pleas, non-assumpsit, payment with leave, etc.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 199. Assump>sit by John Flanigan against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to recover for services as ticket agent of said company. Pleas, non-assumpsit, payment with leave, etc. The following are the facts as they appeared on the trial before Woodward, J.: The North and West Branch' Railroad Company completed a railroad from Catawissa to South Wilkesbarre in November^ 1882. At that point a connection was made with the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and a business arrangement was consummated for the use of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
After a most careful reading of all the testimony in this case we are obliged to say there is no evidence whatever of an express contract for the payment of wages or salary by the defendant to the plaintiff. The plaintiff himself being examined at great length does not state that the defendant, or any of its officers ever agreed to pay.him any stipulated compensation for the service he rendered. It was undoubtedly true that he did sell tickets 'for the defendant, and was duly appointed passenger agent at Wilkesbarre by authority of the company. It is also true that he performed the service to…
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