Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Brandt Furniture, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 9, 1967No. Civ. A. Nos. 11191, 11452PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
These cases were consolidated for trial and decision.
Plaintiffs seek to recover unpaid minimum wages and unpaid overtime compensation, plus damages and attorneys’ fees which they allege are due and owing to them under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (52 Stat. 1060 of 1938, as amended; 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.).
The Court derives jurisdiction from the provisions of the Act. See, 28 U.S. C.A. § 1337 and 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b).
Plaintiffs allege that the duties performed by them for the defendant consisted substantially of receiving, unloading,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- A. B. Kirschbaum Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Raul C. Montalvo v. Tower Life Building and Tower Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Jackson v. Airways Parking CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- Wirtz v. Keystone Readers Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Wirtz v. Keystone Readers Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969