United States v. International Silver Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
At Law. Action to recover penalties by the United States against the International Silver Company. On demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
The United States of America sues to recover two specific penalties of $1,000 each for two alleged violations of the so-called “Contract Labor Law.” Act Feb. 20, 1907, c. 1134, §§ 4, 5, 34 Stat. 900 (Comp. St. §§ 4248, 4250), as amended by Act March 26, 1910, c. 128, 36 Stat. 263. The defendant demurred to the complaint.
[1] The first count of the complaint, as amended, alleges that on March 1, 1916, and for some time prior thereto, the defendant operated a factory in Meriden, and that on February 29, 1916, a Mrs. George C. Pearson, by and with the consent of her…
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