Legal Opinion
Wesley E. Archer v. Brown & Root, Inc., and T. L. James & Co., Inc., D/B/A Louisiana Bridge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1957No. 16289PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The District Court, sustaining the Employer’s motion for summary judgment, held that persons working on (a) the construction of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, (b) the production of materials for use in its construction, and (c) the construction of the field plant for the production of materials essential to construction of the Causeway, were not “engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce * * 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201, 206, and hence were not entitled to recovery of overtime and statutory penalties.. A determination of non-coverage as to (a) is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Overstreet v. North Shore Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Alstate Construction Co. v. DurkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hodges Contracting Company and Kenneth B. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. John D. RainesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Nicholas A. StironeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Empire Gas Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hooper Equipment Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Wade Lahar Construction Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Emala & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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