Becker v. Illinois Central Railroad

This case originated before a justice of the peace. In the trial in the Circuit Court on appeal, a jury was waived and the court found the issues for appellee and rendered a judgment against appellant for the sum of $43.56.

No controversy arises upon the facts. Appellee was a citizen of and resided in Illinois and had been employed as a brakeman" by appellant on its line between Centralia and Mounds. He was the head of a family residing with the same. On July 17, 1909, he applied for payment of his wages then due, and payment was refused on the ground that a garnishment summons had been served…