Legal Opinion
Lovvorn v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1954No. 14894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b), seeking compensation for alleged unpaid minimum wages and overtime, as provided for in 29 U.S. C.A. §§ 206 and 207. Plaintiff, a night watchman in a cotton warehouse, also sought liquidated damages and attorney’s fees. The case was submitted for final judgment upon the pleadings and a stipulation of the facts. The district judge, after allowing certain partial defenses, entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $142 and attorney’s fees. From this judgment the defendant appealed.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tobin, Secretary of Labor v. Traders Compress CoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Davis v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- Jenkins v. Martin P. Durkin, Secretary of Labor (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Messenger v. Traders Compress Co.District Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1951
3Cited by3 opinions
- Budd v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Lovvorn v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Joseph T. Budd, Jr., and Florence W. Budd, Co-Partners, Doing Business as J. T. Budd, Jr. And Company v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, King Edward Tobacco Company of Florida and May Tobacco Company, Intervenor v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955