Johnson v. Phillips-Buttorff Mfg. Co.

Mr. Chief Justice! Creen

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The. complainant Johnson, a night watchman formerly in the employ of defendant Phillips-Buttorff Manufacturing Company, brought this suit for certain overtime alleged to be due him under the F!air Labor Standards Act, 29 U. S. C. A., sec. 201 et seep The case was tried on stipulation of facts. There was a decree for complainant and the defendant has appealed.

The defendant is a large business concern in Nashville, manufacturing articles of hardware and selling same, both at wholesale and retail. It occupies a large six-story building…