St. John v. General Motors Corp.

"Wiest, J.

This action at law was commenced April 7, 1938, by plaintiff, in her own behalf and as assignee of 28 other women, against the General Motors Corporation to recover the difference in wages paid them, as women employees, and men engaged in similar industrial employment in the Olds Motor Works Division of defendant at the city of ■Lansing, Michigan. This civil action is based upon Act No. 239, Pub. Acts 1919 (2 Comp. Laws 1929, §§8497, 8498), now section 556 of the penal code, Act No. 328, Pub. Acts 1931 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, §17115-556, Stat. Ann. §28.824), which provides :

“Any…