Sanitary District v. Burke
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for wages. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the' Hon. Elbridge Hanect, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch. Appellate Court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Appellee was employed by appellant as an inspector at a salaiy of seventy-five dollars a month, from April 17th until August 26, 1896. He was paid the "agreed" salary at the end of each and every month, for which he receipted in full. He now seeks to recover for extra time, claiming that he worked from ten to ten and a half hours a day, and that as the statute provides eight hours shall constitute a legal day’s work (Rev. Stat., Chap. 48, Sec. 1), he is entitled to extra compensation for all over eight hours. His evidence shows that "he did no manual work, but acted as an inspector of mortar…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Luske v. HotchkissSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
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