D. W. Snell v. Quality Mobile Home Brokers, Inc., D/B/A a to Z Mobile Homes

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge.

D. W. Snell brought this action against Quality Mobile Home Brokers, Inc., his former employer, to recover unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. From a judgment in Snell’s favor, Quality appeals arguing that Snell was exempt from the overtime provisions of the Act because he was a “mechanic primarily engaged in * * * servicing * * * trailers” within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 213(b) (10) (Supp.1970). 1

For reasons that differ slightly from those expressed by the district judge, we conclude that the exemption does not apply to…