Elliott v. General Gas Corp.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

Charles Allen Elliott, a carpenter by trade, having been discharged by his employer, General Gas Corporation, upon completion of certain repair work for which he had been employed, instituted suit for the recovery of the amount due him for wages, $140, being at the rate of $1.75 per hour for ten days’ work of eight hours per day, and, availing himself of the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:631 and 23:632, is seeking to recover an amount representing full wages at the same rate for a forty hour week from the time of demand for payment until paid,1 plus a reasonable attorney’s…