Legal Opinion
Trapp v. Madera Pacific, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1986No. 15096PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Employer appeals from trial court’s certification of class action and award of bonus to employees on summary judgment. We reverse and remand.
Statement of Facts
This is a class action brought by the current and former employees (employees) of Madera Pacific, Inc. (Madera), and its subsidiaries. The employees brought suit against Madera for its refusal to pay them a bonus equal to 3% of their respective earnings as stated in Madera’s employee manual. The trial court granted employees a partial summary judgment and ordered Madera to pay them the total sum of $59,-012.61.
Madera is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
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