Jacobson v. Inskip Motors, Inc.

OPINION

BEYILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff brought this civil action in Superior Court seeking payment of wages, commissions, and severance pay allegedly due him after the defendant had terminated his employment.1 The defendant, in response, filed a counterclaim and alleged that the plaintiff owed him money from a loan and for travel advances. The trial justice, sitting without a jury, entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $3,948.50, plus interest and court costs. This sum represented $476.50 in commission money due and $8,472 in severance pay. The trial justice dismissed…