May v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. W. Mack, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Appellant, employed many years as a clerk in the city collector’s office of Chicago, brought this action to recover wages for work performed outside of regular hours in 1899 and 1900. The amount claimed is $147. A jury being waived, the case was tried by the court and resulted in a judgment for the defendant.
The evidence shows that plaintiff and certain other clerks who have instituted similar suits were employed at stipulated salaries in the collector’s office. Every year about April 1 that office is very busy extending special assessments and preparing a list of delinquent assessments for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Decatur v. VermillionIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Snyder v. City of Mt. PulaskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- President & Trustees of Lockport v. GaylordIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- West Chicago Park Commissioners v. KincadeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- City of Chicago v. Shober & Carqueville Lithographing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1880
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- Gathemann v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
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