Lewis v. Nailling

MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

This is a court action brought by Tommie Lewis and another against W. A. Nail-ling and others, individually, and as partners, doing business under, the partnership name and style of Nailling Mill and Lumber Company, to recover additional wages, liquidated damages, and attorney’s fee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.

The defendants, operating a plant at Union City, Tennessee, were engaged in variegated business embracing both wholesale and retail operations. In approximate estimation, sixty per cent of their business was retail; forty…