Signor v. Webb

The appellant was in the employ of the insolvent Ayres & Wjfgant Company as a bookkeeper, at a salary of $100 a month, and there was a balance of $300 due him for salary when the corporation failed and made its assignment to appellee.

Appellant thereupon petitioned the County Court for an allowance of the said balance of $300, as a preferred claim in his favor as a servant, in accordance with the provisions of the statutes of the State providing for preferring and first paying the wages of laborers and servants in cases of insolvency of the employer.

Upon a hearing of the petition the County…