STATE EX REL. JEANISE v. WAGUESPACK

No. 55790.

312 So.2d 865 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Albah JEANISE et al. v. Hickley M. WAGUESPACK, Sr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard P. Elliott, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Public Safety, William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., William P. Curry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel, for defendant-appellant.

J. Minos Simon, Ltd., J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-appellees.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

On August 29, 1974, six State Police officers filed this mandamus action against the Director of the Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police, State of Louisiana, to compel the Director to pay overtime wages due to relators for 1966, 1967, and 1968. Prior to filing this action, these relators and others had filed a class action in United States District Court on March 17, 1970, seeking recovery of overtime pay. See Ferrara et al...

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