KEITH v. LITTLE

No. 15489-CA.

434 So.2d 548 (1983)

Mike KEITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Henry LITTLE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Culpepper, Teat & Caldwell by James D. Caldwell, Jonesboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sanders & Sanders by Martin S. Sanders, III, Winnfield, for defendant-appellee.

Before PRICE, JASPER E. JONES and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.


JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

Mike Keith brought this action against his employer, Henry Little, to recover wages, statutory penalties and attorney's fees. After a trial on the merits the district judge rendered judgment in Keith's favor for wages in the amount of $871.77 and attorney's fees of $250. Plaintiff appeals seeking an award of statutory penalties and an increase in attorney's fees. We affirm.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether R.S.23:631...

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