Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Durkin, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1954No. 14694PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, District Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is, was the court below correct in holding that certain of appellant’s employees were not exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, § 213(a) (6), called the Act. 1
Appellant maintains an office, and a yard with fruit bins, a garage for the upkeep and repair of his trucks, trailers and other machinery, in the City of Orlando, Florida, from which all of its operations are carried on. His business was known to the industry as “bird dog” operations, that is, he purchased fruit unfit for packing and sale in its original…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chester C. Fosgate Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- National Labor Relations Board v. Edinburg Citrus Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by17 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cal-Maine Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, Inc., and John Fraser, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Osceola Farms CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- National Labor Relations Board v. Strain Poultry Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Easom v. US Well ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
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