THOMAS v. MAXWELL HARDWARE & LUMBER CO.

No. 18578-CA.

505 So.2d 899 (1987)

Hardy THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAXWELL HARDWARE & LUMBER CO., et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter, Scott, Blue, Johnson & Ross, by Daryl Blue, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant.

William R. Coenen, Rayville, for defendant-appellee.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and SEXTON, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas appealed a judgment rejecting his demands under La.R.S. 23:631, 632 for back wages, penalties and attorney fees. For the reasons hereinafter explained, we reverse and render judgment in favor of plaintiff.

Maxwell Hardware and Lumber Company ("Maxwell Hardware") employed Thomas as a truck driver for some six months in 1983. On the morning of December 21, 1983 an individual telephoned the wife of the president of...

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