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Plaintiff George Hearn sued Ralph Sollitt & Sons Construction Company for $516.60 in unpaid wages for work performed on a federal courthouse and post office. Hearn claimed he was paid 30 cents per hour but was entitled to $1.00 per hour for signaling, operating a concrete mixer, and structural ironwork, based on a contract between the defendant and the U.S. government that stipulated prevailing wages. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, ruling that parts of Hearn's claim were insufficiently pleaded, reducing the recoverable amount below jurisdictional limits. The appellate court reversed, finding the petition sufficient to establish a cause of action for structural ironwork and that the contract's wage provisions were intended to benefit laborers.
Hearn v. Ralph Sollitt & Sons Const. Co. is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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Plaintiff George Hearn sued Ralph Sollitt & Sons Construction Company for $516.60 in unpaid wages for work performed on a federal courthouse and post office. Hearn claimed he was paid 30 cents per hour but was entitled to $1.00 per hour for signaling, operating a concrete mixer, and structural ironwork, based on a contract between the defendant and the U.S. government that stipulated prevailing wages. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, ruling that parts of Hearn's claim were insufficiently pleaded, reducing the recoverable amount below jurisdictional limits. The appellate court reversed, finding the petition sufficient to establish a cause of action for structural ironwork and that the contract's wage provisions were intended to benefit laborers.
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