Missouri, K. T. Ry. of Texas v. Hood
Missouri, K. T. Ry. of Texas v. Hood
Opinion of the Court
Appellee sued appellant in the court below for $420, alleged to be the amount paid by appellee on behalf of appellant for depot rentals, etc., at the town of Newsome, Tex., covering a period of years during which appellee was acting as agent for appellant. Appellant denied liability and alleged such payments, if made, were voluntary on the part of appellee and unauthorized by appellant, and also interposed the plea of res judicata. There was a jury trial, resulting in verdict for appellee for $97, followed by like judgment, from which this appeal is taken.
The essential facts, stated in our language and deduced from the testimony contained in the meager statement in the record, are as follows: On March 1, 1909, appellant employed appellee to act as its agent in the town of Newsome, agreeing to pay appellee a salary and a commission on sale of tickets. Appellee remained in appellant’s service from March 1, 1909, until December 28, 1912. At the time of his employment by appellant, ap-pellee was postmaster at Newsome and became agent also for the American Express Company about 1 % years after his employment. by appellant. When appellee entered appellant’s employ, there was a small building owned by appellant on its right of way which had been used by its former agent for transacting appellant’s business. Appellee deemed said building unsuitable, improperly furnished, and too small for housing the valuable freight received at Newsome, and for that reason carried on the business at the same place he was then conducting the business of the United States post office, and where he subsequently carried on the business of the express company. It is for the rent of said building, and one subsequently occupied in a similar manner, that he sues. Appellant knew appellee was renting a building other than the one owned by it in which to transact its business, and that appellee was claiming that appellant should reimburse him for same, but appellant never at any time authorized appellee to rent a building in which to conduct its business, and at all times declined to pay the rentals.
Entertaining the views herein expressed, it becomes our duty to reverse the judgment of the court below and enter judgment here for appellant, which is directed.
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