Fredrickson Milling Co. v. Faser

This is a compensation case. The only question presented in this case is as to the method by which the wage shall be determined for the purpose of fixing the amount of compensation. The employee claims that the contract of employment was that he was to receive 40 cents an hour, ten hours a day, and six days a week, whether he worked all of that time or not, which would make his weekly wage $24 a week. On the other hand, the employer claims that there was no such contract, and that the weekly wage should be determined on the basis of the average earned for the time he actually worked, which…