Legal Opinion

G. O. Miller Telephone Co. v. Minimum Wage Commission

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 19, 1920No. 21,785PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Action in the district court for Goodhue county to declare void two orders.of the Minimum Wage Commission and to restrain defendants from attempting to enforce them, either by criminal prosecution or by the institution of civil actions 'against plaintiff or others similarly situated. The McLeod Telephone Company and Stott & Son filed complaints in intervention. From an order, Johnson, J., granting plaintiff’s motion for a temporary injunction, defendants appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.

1. This is an action to restrain the Minimum Wage Commission from putting in force two orders issued July 5, 1919, fixing minimnm wages, known as orders number 10 and number 11. The McLeod Telephone Company and Stott & Son intervened and filed complaints. The defendant answered and the plaintiff replied. No affidavits were filed. Upon the pleadings an order for a temporary injunction was made. The defendant appeals.

Order number 10 is as follows:

“Order No. 10, fixing the minimum wage for women and minors of ordinary ability.
*265“Whereas, the Minimum Wage Commission of the 'State of Minnesota,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Dybdal v. State Securities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  2. State ex rel. Powell v. State Medical Examining BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  3. Steenerson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
  4. Williams v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
  5. Diamond v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Associated Industries of Oklahoma v. Industrial Welfare CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  2. Dimke v. FinkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
  3. Martin v. WolfsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
  4. Spokane Hotel Co. v. YoungerWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Jahn v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1922

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