Court of Industrial Relations v. Charles Wolff Packing Co.

Citations

• 109 Kan. 629
• 201 P. 418
• 1921 Kan. LEXIS 339

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Industrial Court — May Maintain Action to Compel Obedience to Its Orders. Under chapter 29 of the Laws of 1920, an action may be brought in the supreme court by the court of industrial relations to compel obedience to an order made by it.</p> <p>2. Same. Obedience to an order made by the industrial court fixing a schedule of wages and hours of labor may be compelled by an action in mandamus.</p> <p>3. Same. An action in the supreme court to compel obedience to an order made by the court of industrial relations does not call for the exercise of legislative powers.</p> <p>4. Same — No Approval of Supreme Court Required to Make Its Orders Effective. An order made by the court of industrial relations does not require the approval of the supreme court before becoming effective and binding.</p> <p>5. Same — Petition Sufficient to Authorize Investigation of Wages Paid Employees. The petition filed in this action alleged that such an emergency existed as justified the court of industrial relations in making an investigation.</p> <p>6. Constitutional Law — Chapter 29, Laws of 1920, Is Constitutional. Chapter 29 of the Laws of 1920, the court of industrial relations act, does not violate the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States; those affected by the orders made under that law are not deprived of liberty or property without due process of law, and are not denied the equal protection of the law. Employees in the kinds of business named in the law are governed by the orders of the court of industrial relations; the wages paid such employees are affected with a public interest so as to subject such wages to regulation by the court; orders made under the law do not deprive employers nor employees of the freedom of contract concerning wages in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States; and classification of the businesses to which the law applies is not arbitrary nor unjust.</p>