Harmon v. Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Facts agreed. Assumpsit, brought by Franklin L. Harmon and Almeda, his wife, for labor performed by her before marriage. She labored for the company 18 days. In that time she wove 53 pieces at 13 cents each, amounting to $7,41. “ The company, in addition allowed her, as due to her, 10 cents for board, making in the whole, $7,51, due to said Almeda.” To recover that sum this suit was brought, after a demand made.
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On Facts agreed. Assumpsit, brought by Franklin L. Harmon and Almeda, his wife, for labor performed by her before marriage. She labored for the company 18 days. In that time she wove 53 pieces at 13 cents each, amounting to $7,41. “ The company, in addition allowed her, as due to her, 10 cents for board, making in the whole, $7,51, due to said Almeda.” To recover that sum this suit was brought, after a demand made. She began to labor on Sept. 27, 1847. On that day, and before the labor commenced, the company, at their counting-room, delivered to her a printed paper containing, among others,…
1Opinion of the CourtShepley, C. J.
— The case is presented for decision upon facts agreed ; the amount claimed is small. The principles involved are alleged to be of importance. It is not difficult to perceive, that they may be so. A corporation or an individual employing several hundreds of persons, may have contracted to furnish large quantities of manufactured goods for sale or exportation, at certain times ; and if the persons employed to perform the labor, may in violation of their agreements, and without loss of wages leave the machinery at rest until other persons can be procured to take their places, no confidence can…
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