Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Hollenbeck
Indiana Supreme Court
From Jennings Circuit Court; Willard New, Judge. Action by Fred Hollenbeck against the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
— This action was commenced by appellee before a justice of the peace in the city of Seymour, 'Jackson county, Indiana, to recover of appellant railroad company the sum of $42.18, wages alleged to be due him *453from the company on account of labor performed upon its roadbed in said county and State. In addition to this amount, appellee sought to recover a penalty and attorney's fees as provided by §§7056, 7057 Burns 1901, Acts 1885, p. 36. Appellant appeared before the justice of the peace and filed an offer to confess judgment for $11.75, which amount, it claimed, was all that was due and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. AdamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Culp v. ButlerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919