McDUFFIE v. HAYES FREIGHT LINES

No. 680-D.

71 F.Supp. 755 (1947)

McDUFFIE et al. v. HAYES FREIGHT LINES, Inc.

District Court, E. D. Illinois.

May 24, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Green, of Mattoon, Ill., and Ben Norwood, of Danville, Ill., for plaintiffs.

David Axelrod and Carl L. Steiner, both of Chicago, Ill., and Thos. G. Stifler, of Danville, Ill., for defendant.


LINDLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are employees of defendant, who is engaged in interstate commerce by truck. Some of them are painters, others, repairmen and still others perform other duties for defendant. They bring their action pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b), to recover "unpaid overtime compensation," liquidated damages and reasonable attorneys' fee.

Defendant contends that all plaintiffs are excluded...

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