Sloan v. Hayden
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for work and labor against Joel Hayden, Joel Hayden, Jr., Sereno Kingsley and Collins Gere, doing business under the name of Hayden, Gere & Company.
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Contract for work and labor against Joel Hayden, Joel Hayden, Jr., Sereno Kingsley and Collins Gere, doing business under the name of Hayden, Gere & Company. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Brigham, C. J., it appeared that the parties entered into a written contract by which the plaintiff agreed to work for the defendants for three years, for certain stipulated wages, “ to be diligent and faithful, and conform to the rules of the shop ; ” and “ as security for the fulfilment of this contract said Hayden, Gere & Company are to retain and keep back twenty-five per cent, of said…
1Opinion of the CourtMobtoh, J.
By the contract between the parties, the plaintiff agreed to work for the defendants at stipulated wages, “ to be diligent and faithful, and conform to the rules of the shop.” It contains the provision, that “ as security for the fulfilment of this contract said Hayden, Gere & Company are to retain and keep back twenty-five per cent, of said Richard’s wages until this contract is fulfilled to their entire satisfaction.” The rules of the shop provide that any violation of them shall subject the offender to “ a forfeiture of all wages remaining unpaid.” The presiding judge construed this…
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