Skidmore v. Swift & Co.

WILSON, District Judge.

This is a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. It is a suit for overtime, based on alleged night work. The facts are all stipulated. The defendant does a general packing business, purchasing, handling, slaughtering, dressing, processing, selling and distributing livestock in interstate commerce. The regular daytime work of plaintiffs, Dennis and Millican, was in general fire hall duties for the defendant which mainly consisted of keeping the fire hall and all fire fighting equipment, including the sprinkler system, in good…