Cato v. Grendel Cotton Mills

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Associate Justice J. W. Johnson.

This action was brought under Section 5592 of Volume 3, Code 1922, for the recovery of wages alleged to be due plaintiff by defendant, and for the statutory penalty for failure of defendant to pay the same after due demand in writing. The case was tried before a magistrate, who gave judgment for plaintiff for the full amount claimed, less $18 accrued rent. An appeal was taken from this judgment to the County Court for Greenwood County, and' resulted in an order of his Honor, H. C. Tillman, dismissing the…