Mabee Oil & Gas Co. v. Thomas

This is an action ’brought by John Thomas against Mabee Oil & Gas Company, a corporation, in the district court of Okfuskee county to recover for overtime work, liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060-1069, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219. The trial was to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff.

Defendant has appealed and assigns the following errors: (1) error of the court in giving certain instructions; (2) - error in refusing requested instructions; (3) error in overruling its motion for directed verdict.

We shall…