Ames v. Union R. Co.
Decision Date | 10 May 1875 |
Citation | 117 Mass. 541 |
Parties | Ira H. Ames v. Union Railway Company |
Court | United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court |
Suffolk. Tort. The declaration was as follows:
The defendant demurred to the declaration, and for causes of demurrer assigned:
The Superior Court sustained the demurrer, and ordered judgment for the defendant; and the plaintiff appealed.
Demurrer overruled.
W Emery, for the defendant. 1. The relation created between the apprentice and the defendant, by the former's riding on the car as a passenger for hire, paid by himself, was one of contract. Sears v. Eastern Railroad,...
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