Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Cheatham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. This action was brought by W. D. Cheatham, against the Central Bailroad & Banking Company of Georgia, a foreign corporation, and the Montgomery & Eufaula Bailway Company, a domestic corporation controlled by said Georgia corporation; and was commenced on the 15th September, 1887. The complaint contained only the common counts, each claiming $300; and the plaintiff sought to recover that sum…
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. This action was brought by W. D. Cheatham, against the Central Bailroad & Banking Company of Georgia, a foreign corporation, and the Montgomery & Eufaula Bailway Company, a domestic corporation controlled by said Georgia corporation; and was commenced on the 15th September, 1887. The complaint contained only the common counts, each claiming $300; and the plaintiff sought to recover that sum as the amount of a reward which, as he insisted, the defendants had offered for the arrest of any person or persons, with…
1Opinion of the CourtOlopton, J.
In June, 1886, the appellee arrested three individuals for the offense of having maliciously obstructed the railroad of the Montgomery & Eufaula Railway Company. One of them was discharged by the magistrate on the preliminary investigation; the other two were *296committed, subsequently indicted, and convicted. Thereupon, appellee brought the suit to recover a reward claimed to have been offered by the appellants. The offer was by means o£ -a printed circular, of which the following is a substantial copy:
i “Central Bailroad & Banking Company of Georgia; South Western Bailroad Division; Montgomery…
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