Legal Opinion
General Electric Co. v. Porter. Porter v. General Electric Co
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1954No. 13603_1PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
Averille L. Porter brought an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., hereafter the Act, to recover on behalf of himself and fifty-five other employees overtime pay, liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees alleged to be due from employer General Electric Company, hereafter General Electric. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff Porter and his assignors, hereafter referred to as the firemen, in the amount of $15,212.35 and $5,000 attorneys' fees. General Electric in its appeal contends that the employees were not covered by the…
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