Legal Opinion
Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1944No. 12PublishedCited by 4,483 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
Seven employees of the Swift and Company packing plant at Fort Worth, Texas, brought an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act to recover overtime, liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees, totalling approximately $77,000. The District Court rendered judgment denying this claim wholly, 53 F. Supp. 1020, and the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed. 136 F. 2d 112.
It is not denied that the daytime employment of these persons was working time within the Act. Two were engaged in general fire-hall duties and maintenance of firefighting equipment of the Swift plant. The others…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- A. B. Kirschbaum Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1942
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