Behney v. R. Stoever Foundry Co.

Citations

• 30 Pa. Super. 625
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 134

Syllabus

<p>Contract — Employment of minor — Wages—Loss of time — Apprenticeship.</p> <p>An owner of a foundry entered into a contract with the father of a minor by which the minor was to be employed in the foundry for the term of three years at stated wages. It was a rule of the foundry that minors accepted to learn the trade were not to be considered as indentured, but were to be under the control of their parents or guardians before and after working hours, their monthly wages to be in lieu of board and clothing. It was provided in the contract that apprentices at the expiration of the three years must “work out in addition the time they have lost during their apprenticeship.” As security for the faithful performance of his duties by the apprentice, ‘it was provided that the preceding six months of his pay should be withheld, to be forfeited if he left the establishment before his time had expired. The minor was absent during a considerable portion of his term, a part of the absence being occasioned by sickness. Held, that the minor was bound to make up the time during which he was sick, and that if he failed to do so a deduction could be made from the wages retained.</p>