Smith v. Cudahy Packing Co.

DONOVAN, District Judge.

This action was commenced by plaintiff pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., to recover $5,000,000. It is a companion case to the suit entitled Schempf, Plaintiff, v. Armour & Co., Defendant, D.C., 5 F.R.D. 294.

The complaint in this case is identical to that in the case of Schempf v. Armour & Co., except as to the parties, employees named and amount of recovery sought. Preliminary proceedings similar to those in the Schempf case were initiated by defendant for the purpose of discovery and production by plaintiff of…