Dick v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered March 5, 1914, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action for damages by reason of an alleged wrongful publication by the defendant of an untruthful statement of the cause of the plaintiff’s discharge by the defendant from employment as locomotive engineer, and preventing the plaintiff from pursuing his chosen occupation.
In the first and second paragraphs of the amended complaint, the corporate capacity of the defendant, and the fact that the plaintiff was, on October 10, 1907, a capable locomotive engineer of good standing and reputation and in the defendant’s employ, are alleged. The succeeding paragraphs are as follows:
“(3) That…
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