Legal Opinion
Martin v. Burns
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 2, 1972No. 8949PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SARTAIN, Judge.
This is an action for unpaid wages allegedly due the plaintiff and for statutory penalties and attorneys’ fees also allegedly due as a consequence of the defendant’s failure to pay the wages of plaintiff.
Plaintiff herein, Doris Martin, was on April 1, 1971, employed as a bookkeeper by Burns Construction Company, Inc. at their offices in Houma, Louisiana. She remained in that position through July 29 of that year. It appears that she was employed for seven hours per day at the rate of $2.25 per hour but that by agreement with Robert Burns, the principal owner of the company, she…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Becker v. ChoateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Mitchell v. First National Life Insurance Co. of La.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Clevy v. O'MEARASupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Jarrett v. Climatrol CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Lazauskas v. Louisiana Offshore Caterers, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Porter v. LombardinoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Arimizu v. Financial SEC. Ins. Co., Inc.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1984
- Carey v. Orleans Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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