Union Pac. R. Co. v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from Jefferson County Court. This action was commenced by Joseph Anderson against the Union Pacific Railway Company to recover for services and medicines by him rendered and furnished under the following agreement: “Memorandum of agreement made and entered into this 11th day of May, 1881, by and between the Union Pacific Railroad Company, party of the first part, and Joseph Anderson, M. D., party of the second part, both of Colorado, witnesseth, that in all cases of…
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Appeal from Jefferson County Court. This action was commenced by Joseph Anderson against the Union Pacific Railway Company to recover for services and medicines by him rendered and furnished under the following agreement: “Memorandum of agreement made and entered into this 11th day of May, 1881, by and between the Union Pacific Railroad Company, party of the first part, and Joseph Anderson, M. D., party of the second part, both of Colorado, witnesseth, that in all cases of injury to employees of the said first party, and others for whom the said first party is responsible, at Golden, the said…
1Opinion of the Court
Rising, C.
Counsel for appellant contend that, by the express terms of the agreement between appellant and appellee, the promise of the company to pay appellee for his services is limited by, and is dependent upon, the approval of the bills presented by appellee for such services by the superintendent of the road and the surgeon of the division. Counsel for appellee contend that, because of the fact that in some instances a minimum and a maximum fee was prescribed by the fee-bill for items of service to be rendered, it became necessary that some one should be selected to determine the proper…
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