St. Louis & K. C. R. R. v. Olive

The appellee brought this suit to recover the value of his services as a surgeon, rendered, as he claims, on an employment by one of appellant’s servants.

The facts as disclosed by the evidence were, that on the 13th day of May, 1890, a servant of appellant, by some' accident on a train, had broken his leg. The conductor of the train requested appellee to attend the injured man and promised’ him that the company would pay for his services. The appellee rendered services to the value of $41, for which a nount he recovered judgment in the court below. Two points are made by appellant: First,…