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Holtville Alfalfa Mills, Inc., a Corporation v. R. R. Wyatt, Felipe Alday, R. R. Wyatt, Felipe Alday v. Holtville Alfalfa Mills, Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 31, 1955No. 13723_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

Certain employees of Holtville Alfalfa Mills brought action under :the Fair Labor Standards Act for alleged overtime wages on account of work done for defendant. The defense is that the labor performed by each of these employees was agricultural in character and therefore plaintiffs were excepted from the provisions applying to industrial workers generally or fell under certain classifications relating to processing of agricultural products.

The record clearly shows defendant is engaged in interstate commerce. Defendant conducts a year-round processing…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Maneja v. Waialua Agricultural Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Wyatt v. Holtville Alfalfa Mills, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1952
  4. United States v. MasonDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1951

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. George McClanahan and William Clinger v. William B. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
  2. Andrew P. KELLY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Raul C. Montalvo v. Tower Life Building and Tower Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Lisa A. Hultgren Victoria M. Smith and Daniel R. Turner v. County of Lancaster, Nebraska, a Political Subdivision of the State of NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  5. Hodgson v. Miller Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972

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