Bellman v. Pittsburg & Allegheny Valley Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, April T., 1906, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1905, No. 165, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of R. H. Bellman v. The Pittsburg and Allegheny Yalley Railway Company. Assumpsit for services. Before Patton,. P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
The defendant is a corporation organized for the purpose of building and operating an electric railway from Pittsburg to Apollo. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant had an office in Pittsburg with the name of the corporation upon its door; that one W. W. Staub occupied this office for a long time and appeared to be in charge' of it, attending to the business of the company; that Staub represented himself to the plaintiff as agent for the defendant; that by request of Staub plaintiff performed services in attempting to procure necessary rights of way and ordinances…
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