Legal Opinion
Waialua Agricultural Co., Limited v. Maneja
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1954No. 13114_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.
This case must be reversed for error in approach. Waialua initiated the procedure by petition for declaratory judgment. The trial court, misled by the nature of the cause and the attitudes of the parties, decided the wrong issue.
The status of Waialua was tried out. It was contended by Waialua that it was engaged in agriculture, and therefore all of its employees were exempt from application of the statute. The trial court, in its first declaration, which was reversed for lack of findings, and in its present declaration and judgment, took the converse position.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Asbury Hospital v. Cass CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Maneja v. Waialua Agricultural Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Pearl Archer and Joseph Archer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Osceola Farms CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Arthur F. Smallfield v. Home Insurance Company of New York, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Rodríguez Morales v. Eastern Sugar AssociatesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961
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