Couch v. Ward

Harry Couch, an employee, sued his employers, Mrs. Joe Ward, et al., (who-were partners doing business as Arkansas Ice & Cold .Storage Company at Fayetteville, Arkansas), under the Federal “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,” for back wages alleged to be due him under that act, together with an equal amount for penalty, also for a reasonable attorney’s fee and for costs. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants and, judgment having been entered on such verdict, the employee, Couch, has appealed.

The question here is whether there was substantial evidence to justify a finding that…