Skidmore v. Swift & Co.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants sued for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S.C.A., Title 29, Sec. 201 et seq.), including attorney fees and liquidated damages, totalling approximately $77,000.00. All facts were stipulated, a jury waived, and judgment rendered for defendant. No questions as to coverage or minimum wages were involved.

*113Plaintiffs were firemen or elevator operators or relief firemen, none of whom regularly worked more than the minimum hours per week, unless time spent at the fire hall subject to call in case of an alarm is held to be “working”.

Plaintiffs…