Legal Opinion
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Augusta, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1965No. 20627PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge:
The question presented by this appeal is whether “route helpers” engaged wholly within the state of Georgia, were engaged in the “production of goods for commerce,” within the meaning of Section 3(j) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A., Supp. IV, § 201 et seq., because of their activity in picking up empty bottles for return to the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Augusta.
There is no dispute as to the facts. The employees concerned in the case accompany the driver-salesmen on their routes. They are engaged in the delivery of cases of bottled Pepsi Cola to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clougherty v. James Vernor Co. James Vernor Co. v. CloughertyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- Nunn's Battery & Electric Co., Inc. v. Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Mitchell v. Hygrade Water & Soda Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Collins v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Tolbert v. BuckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
3Cited by7 opinions
- Wirtz v. Soft Drinks of Shreveport, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Hodgson v. Royal Crown Bottling CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1970
- Hodgson v. Royal Crown Bottling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Standard Container and Paper Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Hodgson v. Royal Crown Bottling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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