Alfred v. Earl Hayes Rents Cars & Trucks

BARROW, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order entered by the County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County, Texas, dismissing appellant’s suit for want of jurisdiction. The question presented is whether an employee may waive all or part of his claim for liquidated damages which are authorized under Title 29, *840United States Code, § 216(b),1 and thereby keep the amount in controversy within the maximum jurisdiction of the county court

Appellant, Alfredo Alfred, brought this suit against appellee, Earl Hayes Rents Cars & Trucks, a Texas Corporation, to recover the sum of $512.00, allegedly due him…