Legal Opinion

James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Harry Jaffe

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 2, 1958No. 17164PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Labor appeals from a denial of Section 17 injunctive relief, 29 U.S.C.A. § 217, in a case which Employer’s counsel, in his strong advocacy, describes as “another example of the [Secretary’s] persistent effort to bring all the local businesses of the nation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Speaking for this Employer and all local businesses, he then sounds the awesome note: “If [this Employer] is subject to the Act then every local intrastate enterprise is covered.”

These deeply disturbed feelings arise out of the Secretary’s efforts to compel…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. D. A. Schulte, Inc. v. GangiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Powell v. United States Cartridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Warren-Bradshaw Drilling Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Raul C. Montalvo v. Tower Life Building and Tower Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Mitchell v. PidcockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. George W. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Robert B. Parke, D/B/A Southwestern Guard ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hooper Equipment Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  5. Mitchell v. Cowley & Bro.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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