Question juridique clé
Whether the assigned wage claim could still be enforced against the employer despite the later settlement with the assignor.
Solution extraite
Yes. Once the assignment had been notified, payment to the assignor did not discharge the debt toward the assignee; the settlement could at most serve as evidence of the debt's existence and amount.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the assignor had already disposed of the wage claim by assignment. The notified assignment barred valid discharge by payment to the assignor, regardless of whether the later settlement was void. Even a void settlement may have evidentiary value for the parties' understanding of the debt and its amount.