Legal Opinion
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Ray Smith Transport Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1969No. 26478_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The narrow question raised by this appeal is whether truck drivers transporting petroleum products from Texas refineries to points elsewhere in that state are engaged in the production of goods for commerce 1 within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as amended.2 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas answered in the affirmative and held the drivers covered by the Act.3 We affirm.
During the period relevant to this suit, the appellant-employer, Ray Smith Transport Company, operated a fleet of specialized motor transportation…
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