Livingston v. Susquehanna Oil Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This appeal presents a question of constitutional law.

The plaintiff was a workman in the service of defendant and was discharged without promptly receiving his pay. He sued for a month’s wages due him, $200, and for an item of expense, $7.50; and in a second cause of action he sued for a large sum at the rate of $200 per month, as a statutory penalty, pursuant to certain legislative enactments which will be set out below.

Judgment was entered in plaintiff’s favor for his wages and expenses, but the trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer…