Legal Opinion
Doris L. Gossett v. Du-Ra-Kel Corporation, D/B/A Swanee's Motel, and Duane v. Swanson, Individually
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1978No. 76-1540PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, members of the Gossett family, brought this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act to recover from the defendants minimum wages totalling $5,486.64. They alleged that in 1975 they were employed for slightly over two months at Swanee’s Motel, one of two motels owned by the defendant-appellee Du-Ra-Kel Corporation and managed by Du-Ra-Kel’s president, defendant-appellee Duane Swanson. According to the Gossetts’ pleadings, they were paid no wages for their work, which consisted of cleaning, laundering and general upkeep, although the defendants maintained…
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3Cited by119 opinions
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