Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Webb

W. 0. Webb and J. C. Cberry were employed by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, hereafter called company, to watch and coal its engines at night while in its yards at the town of Malvern. They instituted independent actions against the company, under § 7125 of Crawford & Moses ’ Digest, to recover the penalty for nonpayment of wages, alleging that they had been discharged; that they had complied with the statute, and that the appellant had refused to pay their wages. The appellant answered and denied liability. The causes were consolidated for trial.

Webb testified that he was…