Porter v. Chicago, Iowa & Dakota Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. — Hon. S. • M. Weaver, Judge. This action was commenced by plaintiff on September 10, 1894, to recover the balance alleged to be due Mm on an account stated, for services rendered tbe defendant, .as its president and general manager, during the years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1888. A demurrer to the petition, based upon the statute of limitations, was confessed; and plaintiff thereupon amended his petition, and asked compensation for work…
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Appeal from Hardin District Court. — Hon. S. • M. Weaver, Judge. This action was commenced by plaintiff on September 10, 1894, to recover the balance alleged to be due Mm on an account stated, for services rendered tbe defendant, .as its president and general manager, during the years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1888. A demurrer to the petition, based upon the statute of limitations, was confessed; and plaintiff thereupon amended his petition, and asked compensation for work and labor performed at the instance and request of defendant during the years 1884 to 1894, inclusive. In this amendment…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 Plaintiff commenced work for the defendant company in the early part of the year 1882, before its road was built and ready for operation. The rails were laid to Eldora in the latter part of that year, and plaintiff, at the request of the then president, David Secor, assumed the control and management of the line. The board of directors of defendant had knowledge that plaintiff was operating the road, but took no formal action with reference to it until June 17, 1886, at which time plaintiff was elected vice-president and general manager of the corporation. On June 6,1887, plaintiff was…
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