Smith v. State

This is one of the many claims filed under chapter 479 of the Laws of 1929 and chapters 701 and 736 of the Laws of 1930 and commonly referred to as the “ Prevailing Rate of Wage Cases.” The claimant, Thomas Smith, was employed by the State of New York as a night watchman at the Barge Canal terminal in the city of Troy. He was paid at the rate of eighty-five dollars per month.

It was not shown upon the trial that there was any group agreement in the city of Troy in relation to wages paid to night watchmen and the inference must be drawn that no such agreement existed in that locality or one or…