Legal Opinion
Johnnie Mae Cole v. Farm Fresh Poultry, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 1987No. 86-7316PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal the plaintiffs-appellants argue that the district judge erred in determining that the defendant-appellee Farm Fresh Poultry Co., Inc. (“Farm Fresh”) was entitled to the benefit of the Portal-to-Portal Act’s good-faith defense. We agree and will reverse and remand the case to the district court.
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Farm Fresh operates a chicken processing plant in Alexander City, Alabama. Johnnie Mae Cole and the other plaintiffs in this action work, or did work, on the eviscerating line at the plant. The line must occasionally be shut down during the working day due…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council v. George P. Shultz, Secretary, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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- James Olson v. Superior Pontiac-Gmc, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Central Missouri Tel. Co. v. ConwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Maria Mireles, Cross-Appellees v. Frio Foods, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Renfro v. City of Emporia, Kan.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- Lisa A. Hultgren Victoria M. Smith and Daniel R. Turner v. County of Lancaster, Nebraska, a Political Subdivision of the State of NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Irma Halferty v. Pulse Drug Company, Inc. D/B/A Pulse Ambulance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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