Thompson v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Waseca county, Buckham, J., presiding, affirming a judgment of the municipal court of Waseca.
1Opinion of the CourtDicKinson, J.
The question before ns is whether, upon plaintiff being discharged from the defendant’s service, on the 31st of July, after five days’ service, a right of action at once arose for the recovery of his wages, or whether, by force of an alleged usage, or from the inconvenience to which the obligation of immediate payment would subject the defendant, the right of action was deferred, so as to enable the defendant to make payment in the manner shown in the latter part of the twelfth finding of the court. The obligation to make payment arose at once upon the termination of the contract of service,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Taylor v. MuellerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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- Collins v. New England Iron Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Pevey v. Schulenburg & Boeckeler Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884