Via v. Asbestos Textile Co. Inc.

This is an action of contract in which the plaintiff seeks to recover attorney’s fees and for overtime work under the fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended, now appearing in U. S. C. (1952 ed.) Title 29, § 201 et seq.

The declaration is in two counts. In the first count the plaintiff seeks to recover unpaid overtime compensation in the amount of $2,441.25 and an equal amount as liquidated damages by virtue of § 216 (b). In the second count he seeks to recover unpaid overtime compensation in the sum of $3,000, and liquidated damages in an equal amount. In this count he also seeks to…