Bess v. Ghana Philatelic Agency, Ltd.

In this case the jury found a verdict in favor of the corporate defendants on the first cause of action and in favor of the plaintiff on the third cause of action (merged with the second cause of action) which was based on the United States Fair Labor Standards Act.

The third cause of action was by the plaintiff as an employee to recover overtime compensation, liquidated damages and counsel fees.

At the trial he made no effort to prove the fair and reasonable value of his counsel fees but after the verdict came in in his favor on the third cause of action a motion was made to add counsel fees…