State Ex Rel. Nilsen v. Shalimar, Inc.

This is an appeal from jury verdicts in favor of the Labor Commissioner on assigned wage claims.

In 1973 Shalimar, Inc., operated a restaurant and bar known respectively as Horsef eathers and The Ark Tavern. Late in 1973 Shalimar began to encounter financial difficulties, and the restaurant and lounge were closed. Defendant, then an attorney, was engaged by two persons to investigate the possibility of purchasing Shalimar and reopening the restaurant and lounge. This sale was never consummated, but on January 1, 1974, defendant purchased the personal property and leased the real property which…