Parham v. Austin Co.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

The Appellants were watchmen and guards employed by the Appellee during the time that the latter was constructing, for the United States, a plant at which it was intended that bombers would be made upon completion of the plant. These guards brought suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., to recover the statutory wages, damages, etc. The period of employment covered by their suit is prior to any production of bombers in the plant. Their employer’s connection with the plant ended upon its completion. Appellants’ duty was to protect the job and…