TRAPP v. MADERA PACIFIC, INC.

No. 15096.

390 N.W.2d 558 (1986)

William V. TRAPP, Ron Beaumont, Ken Northrup, Jim Salwei, Ann Wainwright, Gary Ferguson, Dwayne D. Semerad, Valdean Fuelling, Mark Balding, Robert J. Rensvold, Doug Brown, and Doug Logen, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs and Appellees. v. MADERA PACIFIC, INC., Forest Products Distributors, Inc., Distributive Management Services, Inc., and RFS, Inc., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Varilek, Rapid City, for plaintiffs and appellees.

Michael M. Hickey, Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons, Rapid City, for defendants and appellants.


SABERS, Justice.

Employer appeals from trial court's certification of class action and award of bonus to employees on summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

Statement of Facts

This is a class action brought by the current and former employees (employees) of Madera Pacific, Inc. (Madera), and its subsidiaries. The employees brought suit against Madera for its refusal to pay them a bonus equal to 3% of their respective earnings as stated in...

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