Vath v. Gay

PONDER, Justice.

Lawrence C. Vath, the plaintiff, brought suit against Charles A. Gay, his employee, seeking to recover $2,996.25 alleged to have been received by the defendant employee during the course of his employment in excess of the amount of compensation due him. The defendant reconvened alleging that he is due $1,752.38 under an oral contract of employment. On trial the lower court dismissed the plaintiff’s suit and dismissed the reconventional demand. The plaintiff has appealed.

The plaintiff contends that under the oral contract of employment the defendant was to receive $350 per…