Mason v. Lonegrass

DUFRESNE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Thomas Mason, III appeals the decision of the trial court granting a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Herbert Lonegrass, Jr. Mason sued Lonegrass for $1,384.50 in unpaid wages, together with 90 days wages (LSA-R.S. 23:632) and $1,000.00 in attorney’s fees. At trial Mason offered his testimony and his witness, Donna Bramat, after which, Lonegrass moved for a directed verdict asserting that Mason failed to establish by the preponderance of the evidence that he was employed by Lonegrass. Instead, Lonegrass successfully argued before the trial court that…