People ex rel. Usoy v. Waring
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 12th day of March, 1900, directed to James H. Waring, as mayor of the city of Olean, and others, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Cattaraugus all and singular their proceedings had in refusing to remove or suspend the members of the board of water commissioners of said city for an alleged violation of an act of the Legislature, commonly known as the “ Labor Law.”
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 12th day of March, 1900, directed to James H. Waring, as mayor of the city of Olean, and others, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Cattaraugus all and singular their proceedings had in refusing to remove or suspend the members of the board of water commissioners of said city for an alleged violation of an act of the Legislature, commonly known as the “ Labor Law.” This proceeding was originally commenced by a petition addressed to the mayor and common council of the city of Clean,…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, P. J. :
The facts of this case are virtually undisputed and, briefly stated,, they are as follows:
The relator is a common laborer and as such he was employed to-perform labor upon the water works system of the city of Olean from June 1 to November 1, 1899, during which period he worked ten hours each day and received compensation therefor at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day. Subsequent to November first he was required to work only eight hours per day, and his compensation was thereupon reduced to the sum of one dollar and twenty cents. Between June and November, 1899, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Frees v. . FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kane v. WalshNew York Supreme Court · 1944