Harrison v. Greeneville Ready-Mix, Inc.

Me. Chiee Justice BueNbtt,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was a suit by Harrison for himself and on behalf of other employees of G-reeneville Beady-Mix, Inc., similarly situated, brought against G-reeneville Beady-Mix, Inc., seeking a recovery for alleged unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation, liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees. It was alleged that the defendant had failed to compensate these employees at the rate required by statute and had failed to compensate them for overtime work at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate, it being alleged that at the…