Legal Opinion
Howk v. Sulphur Motor Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 1963No. 887PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUGÉ, Judge.
This is an action ex contractu instituted by plaintiff against Sulphur Motor Company, Inc. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant is indebted to him in the amount of $2,-653.50 as a result of an oral employment agreement, and additionally seeks the recovery of penalty wages and attorneys’ fees under LSA-R.S. 23:632. The trial court awarded plaintiff judgment in the amount of $570.70, expressing no opinion as to plaintiff’s claim for penalty wages and attorneys’ fees. From this judgment plaintiff has appealed asking that the award be increased to the amount prayed for, and further…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cooley v. Meridian Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- J. P. Barnett Co. v. LudeauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Strickland v. American Pitch Pine Export Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Hunt Trust v. Crowell Land Mineral CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Geer v. Nelson Dodge, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973