Curry v. City of St. Louis

In this action plaintiff seeks to recover $200, which he claims to be balance of salary withheld from him, by defendant, over a period of nine months, from September 15, 1941, to June 15, 1942, for his sendees as a janitor foreman. The case was tried by the court, and resulted in a finding and judgment for plaintiff. From this judgment, defendant appealed.

From the evidence it appears that on September 8, 1941, Mayor Becker told plaintiff he had a job for him and directed him to see Mr. Charles Hertenstein, Chairman of the Efficiency Board. Mr.' Hertenstein told plaintiff that he had a job for…