Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Pace Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1941No. 9769PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant R. M. Bowman sued to recover $1782 from appellee the Pace Company as additional wages and for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b). A verdict was directed against him. The questions are whether there was evidence that he was an employee of the Pace Company, and was engaged in interstate commerce.
It appears that the Company did a large wholesale grocery business with headquarters in Pensacola, Florida, and a branch store in Alabama. By its own trucks it hauled goods from Pensacola to the Alabama branch store, and also delivered goods…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. RahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Western Express Co. v. SmeltzerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
3Cited by33 opinions
- Gulf King Shrimp Company v. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Helena Glendale Ferry Co. v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Walling v. American Needlecrafts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Lorenzetti v. American Trust Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1942
- Mitchell v. Cowley & Bro.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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