A paint contractor, Drexal’s Paint, won a Lubbock County Court claim for unpaid wages against Twisted Spigot.
A judge ordered the defendant to pay approximately $12,500 to Drexal’s Paint for the work in the interior and exterior of the restaurant at 4th Street and University Avenue.
Now, several weeks later, the owner of the paint company might face additional court fees to get the money he won in court. Owner Drexal Robinson told EverythingLubbock.com he has not received any of the ordered money from the restaurant or owners.
“I’ve lost a truck behind this,” Robinson said. “It’s just being without your money. You plan on having your money and when you invest in a job, even when you have paperwork to back it up, you’re still without your money. I just wouldn’t do a person like that.”
Robinson said he felt a sense of hope when he won the claim, but now he is upset he might need to spend additional money to get his earnings.
“You have no recovery,” Robinson said. “If you’re in business and somebody takes you because they want to, not behind something that you’ve done or anything of that nature. It’s just because they feel like they can just take from you. It’s the same as if you’re robbing without a pistol.”
Court documents state Magdalena Baier as a person associated with Twisted Spigot on Robinson’s court claim. EverythingLubbock.com found different court documents that show Baier filed for bankruptcy before a judgment was made on Baier’s claim.
Fired Up Holdings company owned Twisted Spigot and Ruby Tequila’s restaurants when they abruptly shut their doors in late-July. The owners and company face approximately $4,000,000 in lawsuits from other employees, contractors, investors and business partners who also claim they have not been paid.
