Holliday v. Elkhorn-Piney Coal Mining Co.

Woods, Judge:

W. D. Holliday, hereafter called plaintiff, in the course of his business as a merchant, accepted at face value, for value returned, from various employees of Elkhorn-Pinejr Coal Mining Company, hereafter called defendant, certain scrip, due-bills, or tokens issued by defendant, in the sum of $299.50, and presented same to defendant on a regular pay day, after same became due, and requested defendant to redeem same in lawful money of the United States of America. Upon defendant ’s refusal to redeem same, plaintiff instituted his action before a justice of the peace of Raleigh…