D. & L. Production Co. v. Cuniff

GRISSOM, Justice.

On May 5, 1941, I. L. Cuniff filed a suit in the county court of Hardin County against D. & L. Production Company to recover the unpaid balance due him for wages as an oil well driller. Cuniff alleged that he was employed and worked for said defendant as a driller from December 7, 1939, to January 29, 1940, inclusive; that defendant agreed to pay him $1 per hour for such labor. His petition in said cause, number 943, showed that plaintiff worked every day during said period for twelve hours per day, and seven days per week, except Christmas Day, 1939. Plaintiff alleged in…