Stewart v. Mutual Clothing Co.

The defendants in the above-entitled action move, pursuant to the provisions of rule 103 of the Rules of Civil Practice, for an order striking from the plaintiff’s complaint paragraph numbered seventh and so much of paragraph numbered eighth as refers to exemplary and punitive damages. The plaintiff’s cause of action is one in fraud in connection with an alleged assignment of wages executed by the plaintiff to the defendant Mutual Clothing Company, Inc. The plaintiff seeks both compensatory and punitive or exemplary damages.

Paragraph numbered seventh of the plaintiff’s complaint reads as…