Pakarinen v. Butler Bros.

Loring, Chief Justice.

Pakarinen sued under the fair labor standards act of 1938 for overtime wages, an equal amount as liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees as provided in the act. The defendant contended that plaintiff was an “executive” and therefore within the exemptions of the act. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff for $2,710.80. This is an appeal from an order denying an alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant during the period from October 24, 1938, through January 11, 1942, in the Merritt Mine near…