Thompson v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.

In so far as the assignments made by the defendant’s employees purport to transfer wages yet to be earned, the argument that they are void as against public policy is very persuasive. In view of the quasi-public character of the defendant corporation; the necessary dependence of the public on the fidelity and alertness of its employees, and the strict supervision exercised over its management by the State, the reasoning which denies assignability to the *103fees and salaries of public officers (Bliss v. Lawrence, 58 N. Y. 442; Bowery Nat. Bank v. Wilson, 122 id. 478) and to the commissions of…