Siracusa v. Miller Construction Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 87, April T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1907, No. 40, on verdict for defendant in case of T. Siracusa v. The Miller Construction Company. Assumpsit for wages. Before Criswell/P. J. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. The' facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 87, April T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Nov. T., 1907, No. 40, on verdict for defendant in case of T. Siracusa v. The Miller Construction Company. Assumpsit for wages. Before Criswell/P. J. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. The' facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were (4, 5, 9, 10, 11) the instructions referred to and quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The defendant is a corporation which in the winter of 1906-1907 took a contract for the grading and preparation of the right of way of a railroad company through portions of Venango county. The plaintiff' began this action to recover wages for labor doné by him on a part of this line in the month of March, 1907. It appears that along the line two camps had been constructed where the workmen temporarily lived. One was known as Brandon’s ferry, the other as Victory run.. The labor, for the wages of which the plaintiff sues, was done on the portion of the line known as the…
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