Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Riley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1961No. 18790PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Labor brought this action under Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201-219, to recover unpaid minimum wages for four claimants employed by the defendant. The defendant did not contest the applicability of the Act, and the only issue below was whether the claimants had been paid at least a dollar an hour as required by Section 6 of the Act. At the close of the evidence, the trial judge directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff’s evidence was so speculative that the jury could not reasonably determine…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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