Sanborn v. Brooker & Wake Property Management, Inc.

OPINION

VOSS, Judge.

Appellants, by way of an accelerated appeal, 1 ask this court to reverse the trial court’s award of treble damages and attorneys’ fees to appellee, Laurie Sanborn. Because we find that appellants unjustifiably withheld an undisputed amount of wages, we affirm the judgment and award.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellee was employed by appellants on March 11, 1991, to sell homes in appellants’ Lakewood subdivision. Appellee was promised a 1.5% commission on each home she sold, once the sale was final. During her tenure with appellants, appellee wrote sales agreements on a…