Henderson v. Eagle Express Company

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Plaintiff initiated this case by filing suit in the Magistrate Court for wages claimed to be due and unpaid. Judgment in that court was for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed to the Circuit Court. On trial before a jury, the Circuit Court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground of accord and satisfaction. Plaintiff appeals, assigning as his only point that the court below erred in so directing the verdict.

The evidence shows that the plaintiff commenced work for defendant in April, 1966, as a truck driver at $90.00 per week, which averaged about $2.25 per…