Abram v. San Joaquin Cotton Oil Co.

J. F. T. O’CONNOR, District Judge.

This is an action to recover unpaid overtime compensation, an additional amount as liquidated damages, and attorney fees, pursuant to 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act.

Inasmuch as the principal questions are of first impression, determination thereof must be accomplished without the aid of judicial precedent. The processing of cotton seed is an important industry in California and in many other states. The laborers employed and the owners and operators of plants engaged in the processing of cotton seed…