Friedman v. Hill

This action was initiated by the plaintiff, defendant in error, to recover from the defendants, plaintiffs in error, the amount of unpaid wages and overtime as determined by the provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, sec. 16(b), 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A., § 216 (b). We shall continue to refer to the parties by their trial court status.

The petition alleged that the plaintiff was employed by the defendants as a “weigher of Motor Freight Carriers” and night watchman, a job covered by the provisions of the Act, and that he had not received payment in the amount specified by…