Brewer v. Central Greenhouse Corp.

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted upon the motion of the defendant in an action instituted by plaintiff. Plaintiff’s suit was for minimum wages allegedly due under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, c. 676, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. Defendant contended that plaintiff was not entitled to prevail, in that while he was employed by the defendant he was engaged in agricultural endeavors as defined by and expressly exempted from the provisions of the Act.

The whole of the Act in question was incorporated by reference into plaintiff’s…