MacFarlane v. Mosier
New York Supreme Court
Action under section 4 of the Labor Law to have a contract canceled and declared void.
1Opinion of the CourtPooley, J.
This is an action under section 4 of the Labor Law, to have a contract made by Hosier & Summers with the city of Buffalo canceled and declared void for violation of section 3, fixing eight hours as a day’s work on all municipal contracts.
The Labor Law is the result of legislation and judicial discussion for many years, beginning in 1897, when the first act was passed. It was amended in 1899 and ¡1900, and in 1901 it was declared unconstitutional. People ex rel. Rodgers v. Coler, 166 N. Y., 1; People ex rel. Treat v. Coler, 166 id., 144.
The Constitution was then amended, and the amendment was…
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