Legal Opinion
Brantley v. Augusta Ice & Coal Co.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided August 24, 1943No. 234PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOVETT, District Judge.
Is an action brought in a state court to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, etc., under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., removable at the option of the defendant and over the objection of the plaintiff to the District Court of the United States? That is the single question now for decision in this case.
Able counsel orally and by briefs have argued the opposing views, and the court has been benefited thereby. In view of the conflicting decisions of District Judges, as well as the fact that no appeal or writ of error from…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Claflin v. HousemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Robb v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- George Moore Ice Cream Co. v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Johnson v. Butler Bros.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- James River Apartments, Inc. v. Federal Housing AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1955
- Swettman v. Remington Rand, Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1946
- Brockway v. LongDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1944
- Smith v. Day & Zimmerman, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1946
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