Douglass v. Panama, Inc.

BARRON, Justice.

This is a suit filed by G. D. Douglass and thirteen other former employees of Panama, Inc. as plaintiffs, against Panama, Inc. and its parent company, Associated Oil and Gas Company, both corporations, seeking recovery for certain bonuses, sick leave and vacation pay which the plaintiffs allege they had been promised and should be paid for the year 1965. It is alleged that the benefits above were promised by M. E. “Panama” Shiflett, President of Panama, Inc., with full power and authority over the company’s affairs, at least until 1962 or 1963, when the company was bought by…