New York Court of Appeals

Samuel P. Clark, Respondent v. the State of New York, Appellant

April 10, 1894142 N.Y. 101

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Board of Claims award, holding that the 1889 statute fixing minimum wages for state laborers is constitutional, that the claimant is a laborer covered by the statute, that no contract fixing his compensation existed, and that he is entitled to the statutory wage differential plus interest.