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REED v. MURPHEY

No. 12173.

168 F.2d 257 (1948)

REED et al. v. MURPHEY et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherwood W. Wise, of Jackson, Miss., and Charles S. Corben, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

R. W. Thompson, Jr., Bidwell Adam, and English Lindsey, all of Gulfport, Miss., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by 121 named plaintiffs and two interveners against M. T. Reed and others, a copartnership doing business as M. T. Reed Construction Company, to recover overtime, liquidated damages, and attorneys' fees alleged to be due under Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 52 Stat. 1069, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b).

The contest stems from work performed by plaintiffs for defendants during the war when defendants...

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