Walling v. American Rolbal Corporation

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The appellant is a corporation- engaged in the manufacture of ball and roller precision bearings and is admittedly subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.

Some time early in November of 1941 a representative of the Wages and Hours Division of the United States Department of Labor visited appellant’s plant and requested permission to inspect its records. This permission was refused. Thereafter, in the same month, an examination was made pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum issued by the administrator and appellant was…