State v. Woolley

Tunnell, J.:

For some time prior to May 23, 1949, and thereafter until May 15, 1951, the relator, Joseph W. Davis, was employed as a guard at the New Castle County Workhouse. His contract of employment with the Trustees of the Workhouse was oral, but it was stipulated to have been in substance as follows:

“(a) that the workweek would be six days in each week; that he would work eight hours in each of such workdays, or a total of forty-eight hours per week;

“(b) that he would have one day off each week;

“(c) that all guards would work on so-called shift work, so that there would be guards on duty…