Legal Opinion
Judith Ann Petersen v. Talisman Sugar Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1973No. 72-2057PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Talisman Sugar Corporation, a sugar cane grower and producer, paid passage for approximately 1,000 Jamaican workers to work at and live on its sugar plantation from November, 1971 to March, 1972. The Jamaicans were hired under a contract complying with federal regulations,1 and were brought to live in a camp near Belle Glade, Florida.
The camp consisted of housing for 1050 in the form of concrete block buildings. It had kitchen facilities, a mess hall, recreation facilities, a chapel, an infirmary, a laundry, and a store. Twice a week, the company brought in a minister to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Illinois Migrant Council, Etc. v. Alva L. Pilliod, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Chicago Acorn, Seiu Local No. 880, and Ted Thomas v. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United Farm Workers of America v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Compston v. Borden, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1976
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