Harrison v. Herzig Building & Supply Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The appeal presents the question of whether a State Court is required or permitted to take jurisdiction of a case founded upon a right of action created by an Act of Congress. The decision calls for the construction of the term “any court of competent jurisdiction,” used in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 — more popularly known as the Wages and Hours Law, 52 Statutes at Large, 1060, 29 U. S. C. A., Section 201 et seq. The Act which prohibits shipment in interstate commerce of goods produced therefor under conditions denounced by it…