City of Amarillo v. York

This suit was filed by Bryan York and twelve other members of the Amarillo fire department against the City of Amarillo, seeking recovery upon a quantum meruit for alleged overtime work performed by them as firemen during the period from January 16, 1940, to January 5, 1942. In addition to the claims of these plaintiffs, thirty-five other firemen made assignments of their respective claims to three of the plaintiffs and the latter sued for their own individual claims and also for those assigned to them. The suit is based on the alleged violation of Article 1588, Vernon’s Ann. P. C., by the…