SKIDMORE v. SWIFT & CO

No. 10493.

136 F.2d 112 (1943)

SKIDMORE et al. v. SWIFT & CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Curtis McBroom, of Fort Worth, Tex., for appellants.

B. V. Thompson, of Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.

Bessie Margolin, Asst. Sol., U. S. Department of Labor, of Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae.

Before HUTCHESON and WALLER, Circuit Judges, and COX, District Judge.


WALLER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants sued for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S.C.A., Title 29, Sec. 201 et seq.), including attorney fees and liquidated damages, totalling approximately $77,000.00. All facts were stipulated, a jury waived, and judgment rendered for defendant. No questions as to coverage or minimum wages were involved.

Plaintiffs were firemen or elevator operators or relief...

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