Legal Opinion

Broughton v. Atlantic Co.

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided February 28, 1944No. Civil Actions Nos. 2556, 2562Published

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, District Judge.

The question in this case involves the validity and effect to be given to agreements of accord and satisfaction which are relied upon by the defendant as a defense to the suit of such employees seeking to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation under the terms of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. In the progress of the cause in response to a motion for production of time records, defendant offered to present a calculation which had lately been made as to the amount of recovery plaintiffs were entitled to obtain in the event the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MuggSupreme Court of the United States · 1906

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