Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Sturm
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Sturm
Opinion of the Court
The court below founded its decision on Mo. Pac. Rly. Co. v. Sharritt (43 Kan. 375 ) exclusively, and plainly intimated that, were it not for that decision, the judgment would be the other way. That case can be distinguished from this, because in that case it is assumed that the wages were exempt under the laws of both states, which is a very, important difference ; and in that case no question of the violation of the United States statutes was raised. A careful examination of the opinion of the Commissioner, the concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Valentine, and the very able and exhaustive review of Chief Justice Horton, in his dissenting opinion, satisfies us that all of the questions necessai’y for a decision of this case were carefully considered, and decided ad
With these views, it is unnecessary to consider the other questions discussed. The decision of the court below will be affirmed.
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