Harbison v. Knoxville Iron Co.

The bill in tbis case was filed to collect an alleged indebtedness of $1,678. The Chancellor granted the relief sought, and the Court of Chancery Appeals affirmed his decree.

The defendant is a domestic corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of iron and in the mining and sale of coal. It employs about two hundred laborers, and has one regular pay day each month, being that Saturday which is the nearest to the 20th of the particular month. On this day each employe is paid in cash the amount due him up to the first day of the month, but never up to the day of payment. On every Saturday…