Legal Opinion
Selby v. J. A. Jones Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1949No. 10788PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Chief Judge.
R. C. Selby and numerous other plaintiffs brought suit in the District Court under Sec. 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., as employees of appellee, J. A. Jones Construction Company, to recover overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. The court dismissed the action upon the pleadings and a stipulation of facts; hence this appeal.
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- Pennsylvania v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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