Golden v. Salkeld Coal Co.

Woods, Judge:

This action was originally instituted before a justice of the peace of Barbour county by George Ensminger, in the name of Dewey Golden, for his use, against the Salkeld Coal Company, a corporation, to recover extra compensation, which plaintiff claimed the company had agreed to pay Golden upon the adoption of a higher wage scale by the United Mine Workers of America. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff, and defendant appealed to the circuit court, where the case was tried de novo. Upon the re-trial, the plaintiff was awarded a judgment of $181.06, which included the amount of…