Ward

Ward v. McMahan's of Torrance

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1963 Cal. App. LEXIS 2527·215 Cal. App. 2d 511·30 Cal. Rptr. 213
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 26, 1963Civ. No. 26685California2,832 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Wood, J.

This is an action by a former employee of defendant corporations, McMahan’s of Torrance and McMahan’s of Vista, to recover compensation for overtime services and for vacation periods. He also sought to recover a bonus, under an oral contract, and penalties under section 203 of the Labor Code (failure to pay wages immediately). In a cross-complaint McMahan’s of Torrance sought to recover from plaintiff the amount of bonuses it had paid to him and the balance allegedly unpaid for goods sold. After plaintiff had completed his presentation of evidence, the motion of the individual defendants (not the corporations) for judgment in their favor was granted. The judgment (as to the corporations) was (1) for plaintiff against McMahan’s of Torrance for $3,768.81; (2) for plaintiff against McMahan’s of Vista for $383; and (3) for McMahan’s of Torrance (on its cross-complaint) against plaintiff for $139. (There is no provision in the judgment regarding the individual defendants.)

The defendant corporations appeal from the portions of the judgment in favor of plaintiff.

*513 Appellants contend that the evidence does not support certain findings or the judgment; that the findings do not…

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