Niehaus v. Joseph Greenspon's Son Pipe Corp.

This is an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.A., secs. 201-219).

The plaintiffs are William F. Niehaus and Carrie Niehaus, his wife, who sue as former employees of defendant, Joseph Greenspon's Son Pipe Corporation, to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and a reasonable attorney's fee, all as provided by the act. Though the plaintiffs have joined in the action, each purports to assert his or her own individual right of recovery; and the case originates in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis as a court of competent…