Legal Opinion
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Ti Ti Peat Humus Company, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1967No. 10685_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Labor seeks, under section 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (hereinafter Act), to enjoin the defendant, Ti Ti Peat Humus Company, Inc., from future violations of the minimum wage, maximum hours, overtime, and record-keeping requirements of the Act. The defendant contends that it is excused from complying with these provisions of the Act by virtue of the agricultural exemption hereinafter noted. The District Court, in a trial without a jury, held that peat humus (the term apparently being used interchangeably with “peat moss”) is an agricultural…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- McComb v. Super-A Fertilizer Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Premier Peat Moss Corporation v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. The Wilson Building, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cal-Maine Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- John H. Stewart v. The Travelers CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Schultz v. W. R. Hartin & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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