Divine v. Levy

PORTERIE, Judge.

Lacy Diyine, a common laborer, became employed in the erection of the drilling rigs for, then continued to work as a roughneck in, the exploitation of oil through the boring o'f two wells under two leases, known as Levee Board No. 1 and Levee Board No. 2. He began work on March 13, 1939, and continued to October 1, 1939, at the agreed pay of $40 per month with a free house estimated to be worth $11 per month, a total of $51 per month; then, from October 1, 1939, to January 1, 1940, he worked at $50 per month with the free house, or for a total of $61 per month; then from…