Union Sawmill Co. v. Felsenthal
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Union Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; The facts show that these store orders were never issued in payment of wages, and were never charged against the earnings of the employe when earnings were due.
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Appeal from Union Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; The facts show that these store orders were never issued in payment of wages, and were never charged against the earnings of the employe when earnings were due. The statute claimed to have been violated, being penal, should be strictly construed. . If the suit is intended to be based on act No. 101, Acts 1901, p. 167, it does not apply to the facts here, if, indeed, the statute has any meaning, because appellant was- clearly not paying off its employees in store orders. Store orders are not mentioned in act No. 161 (Acts 1901, p. 310)…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
On the 5th day of October, 1906, A. & L. Felsenthal commenced an action against the Union Sawmill Company, before a justice of the peace, upon a large number of store orders executed by the defendant in denominations from five cents to one dollar, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $5,269.46. They alleged in a written complaint filed by them that they were engaged in the mercantile business in the town of Felsenthal, Arkansas; that the defendant is a corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and is engaged in the manufacturing of lumber, and employs a large number…
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