Pyeatt v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.

COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal arises from appellee’s refusal to pay wage increase allegedly due appellants. On and prior to July 18, 1944, they were in the employment of appellee for an indefinite period at its gas plant at Jal, New Mexico. On August 5, 1944, the company issued and published a notice advising its employees that in order to attract and retain- skillful labor in its plant that it had' applied to the National War Labor Board for a wage increase which; if granted, would become-effective as of July 18, 1944, the date of the application. .

On October 5, 1944, the application was…