Buckner v. Armour & Co.

JAMES CLIFTON WILSON, District Judge.

This is a wage and hour case arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. It calls for a look at defendant’s general packing business at Fort Worth, Texas; more particularly to the general fire department it maintains, and which it claims is primarily to reduce its insurance. It actually serves, however, to some extent to lessen its fire hazards and to fight occasional fires. As to the most serious fires, it relies on the fire fighting organization and equipment of the City. The. plaintiff, from the effective date of the…