Steltzer v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad

The plaintiff, as assignee of several of defendant’s employees, brought this action to recover wages *465alleged to have been earned by his assignors. Defendant answered, setting up a stipulation in the contract of hire, by which defendant was authorized to apply the wages so earned to the satisfaction of certain debts and charges incurred by the employees, and alleging that the earnings in question had been so applied. For some reason the action was brought in equity and was so tried and determined. The trial court, upon hearing the evidence, found for the plaintiff, and defendant appealed to…