Meek v. United States

Indicted for violating the provisions. of § 215(a) (3), 29 U.S.C.A., a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act which prohibits discharge of employees because of their complaints for violation of the provisions of the Act, Meek was convicted for the unlawful discharge of one Crutcher, and Winter for the unlawful discharge of Barnes. Meek assails the conviction on the ground that he could not be guilty of discharging Crutcher because he was not his employer, and both appellants complain of the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

Meek’s separable contention is that he had no…