Richard Wiley v. Stewart Sand Material Co.

Plaintiffs recovered a judgment below for overtime compensation, liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees in a total amount of $1,307.72, in an action brought under the Act of Congress, commonly known as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. (29 U. S. C. A. Secs. 201-219, 52 Stat. 1060, et seq.) We shall refer to the parties as they were in the trial court. At the close.of the case the court overruled defendant’s motion for a directed verdict against each respondent (plaintiff), and then held there were no issues of fact to be decided and discharged the jury, and in due time rendered the…