St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Brown
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Circuit Court. Joee D. Conway, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee Brown was a day laborer, working for appellant railroad company. He was discharged on the 27th of August, 1902, and there was due him, after deducting amounts he owed, the sum of $3.25. The foreman sent Brown to the timer keeper to get an identification certificate.
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Appeal from Miller Circuit Court. Joee D. Conway, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee Brown was a day laborer, working for appellant railroad company. He was discharged on the 27th of August, 1902, and there was due him, after deducting amounts he owed, the sum of $3.25. The foreman sent Brown to the timer keeper to get an identification certificate. The timekeeper asked Brown where he wanted his check sent to, and Brown told him to Texarkana, and asked when he would receive it, and was told in three days. Brown knew that the statement of his account would be sent to the office of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, C. J.,
(after stating the facts.) This action was founded on section 6243, Sandels & Hill’s Digest. The wages due Brown on his discharge became due forthwith, and, not then being paid, the company became liable, as a penalty for not paying, for a continuation of his daily wage until terminated as in the statute provided. It was an act of indulgence to the railroad company that Brown consented to receive his check at Texarkana three days after discharge, instead of standing on his statutory right for immediate payment. He made, beginning the third day after his discharge, three trips for…
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