Legal Opinion

Carriere v. Pee Wee's Equipment Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 9, 1978No. 61785PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

364 So.2d 555 (1978)

Jimmie CARRIERE, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator,

v.

PEE WEE'S EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee-Respondent.

No. 61785.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1978.

Patrick C. Morrow, Morrow & Morrow, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee-respondent.

Louis E. Bernard, Bernard & Angelle, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

TATE, Justice.

A former employee sued his employer for unpaid wages due him when he quit his employment, as well as for penalty wages and attorney's fees. La.R.S. 23:631, 632. The district court awarded the plaintiff the sum of $161.93 for unpaid wages, but…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Becker v. ChoateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
  2. Mitchell v. First National Life Insurance Co. of La.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  3. Clevy v. O'MEARASupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  4. Colbert v. Mike-Baker Brick Co. of New Iberia, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  5. Rubenstein Bros. v. LaForteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

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3Cited by99 opinions

  1. Beard v. Summit InstituteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  2. Dufau v. Creole Engineering, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Hebert v. Insurance Center, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. Alcide Foret and Bobby J. Dantin v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. Ducote v. Louisiana Industries, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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