Legal Opinion
Amado Salazar-Calderon, Cross-Appellees v. Presidio Valley Farmers Association, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1985No. 84-1163PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents claims by 492 Mexican nationals against the Presidio Valley Farmers Association and its grower members who employed them during the 1977 harvest season. Plaintiffs allege that defendants violated the terms and conditions of their employment agreement, terms set, for the most part, by federal law, as well as numerous provisions of the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act.
The plaintiffs prevailed below, but appeal arguing that the district court erred in determining the terms of their employment agreement and in assessing damages. The…
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