Travis v. Ray

MILLER, District Judge.

The plaintiff Asher Travis brought this action to recover unpaid minimum wages claimed by him to be due under the provisions of Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. The defendant’s answer did not deny the allegations of the petition, except to claim that the compensation paid the plaintiff, on an agreed commission basis, over the entire period of his employment, exceeded the amount called for by the act. The action was referred to a special master for the purpose of determining the amount of wages which the plaintiff was entitled…