Legal Opinion
Clevy v. O'MEARA
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 12, 1959No. 43536PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
In the petitions of the above captioned suits the respective plaintiffs demanded wages for twelve hours’ work allegedly performed for the defendant on February 29, 1956. Additionally, they asked for penalties and attorneys’ fees under the provisions of LRS 23:631 and 632.
The trial court awarded $13.33 to Clevy and $12.68 to Wilson on the basis of six and one-half hours’ work by each during the day in question, but it rejected their demands for penalties and attorneys’ fees.
Plaintiffs appealed, and the defendant answered the appeals praying that the judgments be amended by…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Deardorf v. HunterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Bannon v. Techeland Oil CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Elliott v. General Gas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Hazel v. Robinson & YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Jefferson & Plaquemines Drainage District v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
3Cited by32 opinions
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- Harmon v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Becker v. ChoateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Mitchell v. First National Life Insurance Co. of La.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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