Legal Opinion
J. Robert Sealy v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1957No. 16750_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This case, consolidating two actions by the Secretary, one for a record-keeping injunction under Section 17, 29 U.S.C.A. § 217, and the other for unpaid overtime and penalties on behalf of specific employees, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(c), raises the question whether the drilling of a wild wildcat well in Georgia is itself under the Fair Labor Standards Act as commerce or production of goods for commerce and, if not,' whether it is obliquely brought under coverage by the mere act of furnishing of “cuttings” under a dry hole letter or the occasional handling of oil well…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Warren-Bradshaw Drilling Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Galena Oaks Corporation v. Frank Scofield, Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Wirtz v. Hardin & CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1964
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. A. S. Giometti & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Former Employees of Zapata Offshore Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1987
- Harder v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1959
- J. Robert Sealy v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957