Miller v. Washington Southern Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

This action was brought by the respondent to recover on two promissory notes for $5,000 each, purporting to have been executed by the Satsop Railroad Company on the 10th of November, 1890, by J. R. McDonald and A. H. Anderson, president and secretary of said company, each of whom also indorsed said notes in a personal capacity.

The Satsop Railroad Company was a corporation organized under the laws of this state, and was engaged in the construction and operation of a railroad. The plaintiff was the holder of two hundred and fifty shares of $100…