Stewart v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

Citations

• 62 Pa. Super. 234
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 394

Syllabus

<p>Principal and agent — Railroads—Authority of trainmaster to employ surgeon.</p> <p>In an action by a Surgeon against a railroad company to recover for services rendered after the termination of a written contract of employment at a fixed salary, the case is for the jury and a judgment and verdict for plaintiff will be sustained, where some of the services were rendered at the request of a trainmaster who had apparent authority to act for the company, that other services were rendered on the sudden emergency of an accident and at the request of the trainmaster, and that the remaining services were in attending patients who had been injured before the contract had expired, with the full knowledge and acquiescence of the company.</p>