St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. McMillan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; affirmed. , 1. Penal statutes are strictly construed. A laborer must request, at the time of his discharge, that his check be sent to a certain place. 2. Morrison was the foreman or keeper of appellee’s time when he was discharged. 91 Ark. 122-127; 88 Id. 281; 87 Id. 132; 82 Id. 377. 3. There is no proof that a regular agent was kept at Malvern.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This is an action brought by a laborer against a railway corporation to recover balance due him for wages and the penalty imposed by statute upon a corporation for failing to pay the wages of a discharged employee within seven days from his discharge. The plaintiff recovered judgment in the sum of ninety-four dollars and thirty-five cents, and the defendant has appealed. The plaintiff testified substantially as follows:
“I was employed by the defendant as a carpenter at two dollars and fifty-five cents per day during the month of October and the first three days of November, 1911. During this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. MulkeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Biggs v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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