Lance v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

WALTER, Justice.

Velton P. Lance sued Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court granted Pepsi-Cola’s motion for an instructed verdict. Lance has appealed.

Levit was the manager of Pepsi. Lance called Levit in 1957 from Denison and asked for a job. Lance was employed as a syrup man at $75.00 per week. He was later raised to $80.00 per week. His duties were to roll drums of Pepsi concentrate from the storeroom to the mixing room. He pumped their contents into a mixing vat and added sugar and water to make Pepsi-Cola syrup. Carbonated water was added and the product…