Berríos v. Eastern Sugar Associates

This is a suit for a claim for wages brought by Epifa-nio Berrios against Eastern Sugar Associates. The answer to the complaint denied the essential allegations and alleged certain special defenses. The case went to trial, and was submitted on the basis of a stipulation of facts and on oral and documentary evidence offered by both parties. The lower court rendered judgment sustaining the complaint and ordering the defendant to pay to plaintiff the total sum of $1,890.60, plus costs. In the course of the opinion, the court concluded that the laborer’s claim should be divided into three phases:…