Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1942No. 12224PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court upon its own motion. The suit was brought by Johnson, Gunter and Veazey, three employees of the defendant Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, to recover unpaid overtime compensation and liquidated damages under § 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1069, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b).
The defendant is a Delaware corporation engaged in owning timber land in the state of Arkansas and in the manufacture and production of lumber, a substantial part of which is sold and…
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