State ex rel. Attorney General v. Fasekas

I agree with the decision of the court affirming the order of the circuit court committing the appellant for contempt, but I cannot agree with its action in affirming the order overruling the demurrer to the complaint on the ground of the insufficiency of the facts stated therein to constitute a cause of action.

The complaint alleges that the barber’s code promulgated by the governor of the state fixes the “minimum wages” that a barber may pay his workmen. This provision denies the defendant the right to contract with his workmen for a compensation less than that fixed by the code. The…