Legal Opinion
Sikes v. WILLIAMS LUMBER COMPANY
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 10, 1954No. 2264PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff was employed as planer foreman in the defendant’s lumber mill. His duties were to operate the planer, make the necessary changes on the machine, and keep it in good repair. He claims overtime, liquidated damages,' and attorneys’ fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 1 The defendant contends that the plaintiff was employed as a bona fide executive within the meaning of Section 13(a) 2 of the Act and is, therefore, exempt from coverage thereunder. It also contends that the plaintiff was employed under a “Be-lo” contract 3 at a specified hourly rate with a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Walling v. A. H. Belo Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Foremost Dairies, Inc. v. Ivey Ivey v. Foremost Dairies, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Raul C. Montalvo v. Tower Life Building and Tower Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- De Rose v. Eastern Plastics, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Mitchell v. Independent Stave Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1958
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor v. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Cedotal v. FortiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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