Hornick v. Union Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Andy Hornick, who was an employee of the Union Pacific Railway Company, was injured while in the service of the company, and after some negotiations with Taylor, a claim agent of the company, a settlement was made the terms of which are in dispute. At that time Hornick, who could not read or write, signed a paper which stated that in consideration of the payment of $25 he released the company from damages for the injuries which he had sustained. The release also recited that the $25 so paid to *570him was the entire consideration for the…