Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Messrs. William A. Stuart and George Richardson, Jr. for petitioner.
Mr. Crampton Harris, with whom Messrs. Welly K. Hopkins, Frank W. Rogers and Leonard Muse were on the brief, for respondents.
Messrs. Edward R. Burke and John C. Gall filed a brief on behalf of the Southern Coal Producers Association, as amicus curiae, in support of petitioner.
Solicitor General Fahy and Mr. Douglas B. Maggs filed a brief on behalf of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, as amicus curiae, in support of respondents.
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.
In Tennessee Coal Co. v. Muscoda Local, 321 U.S. 590, this Court held that underground travel in iron ore mines constituted work and hence was included in the compensable workweek within the meaning of Section 7 (a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 1063, 29 U.S.C. § 207 (a). The sole issue in this case is whether any different result must...
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