Owens v. Clemons
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
Appellant plaintiffs, employed by appel-lee as waitresses, filed this suit to recover wages due under a mandatory wage order issued by the Commissioner of Labor, effective October 1, 1962. The trial court allowed plaintiffs the difference between the lower wages paid and the minimum prescribed, but credited the appellee employer with (1) the value of meals eaten at appellee’s establishment, (2) the .time consumed in eating those meals, and (3) vacation pay. The court declined to allow plaintiffs a reasonable attorney’s fee. They and their attorney appeal.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. NYE Schneider Fowler Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Collison v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
- In Re Estate of PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Hallahan v. MittlebeelerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Burns v. ShepherdCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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