A claim against Dr. J. G. Led-wide was heard in L Supreme Court before Judge P. Grant Jones yesterday when three of his former employees—Miss Lydia Nenchew, Anatole Gnedovsky and K. K. Yang sought to recover the sum of $16450, this amount being the total of their salaries for the month of September, which they alleged Dr. Ledwidge had not paid them.
Dr. Ledwidge, represented by Mr.
R. L. Stuart, contested the claim on the grounds that the employees had ceased to work for him before the expiration of one month's notice.
On oath Miss Nenchew stated that she and the other plaintiffs were employed by Dr. Ledwidge to work upon the Dollar Directory and that they were given notice on September 1 to leave at the end of the month. Witness left her employment on September 15 as she had found other work and when she asked for a month's salary, which was $6250 it was refused.
Cross-examined by Mr. Stuart witness stated that the "Directory was taken over by the Post Mercury Ca. but she did not know that they had assumed control from September 1. She was now employed by the Post Mercury Ca. at a better salary than before. Mr. Stuart contested the claim on the grounds that the Post Mercury Ca. had taken over the Directory from September 1 and therefore Dr. Ledwidge was not responsible for the salaries.
The case was adjourned unti) Thursday at Mr. Stuart's request.
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