SIKES v. WILLIAMS LUMBER COMPANY

No. 2264.

123 F.Supp. 853 (1954)

Ovie C. SIKES, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAMS LUMBER COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

September 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saal & Blackwell, Raymond Saal, Covington, La., Milling, Saal, Saunders, Benson & Woodward, H. H. Hillyer, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Ott & Watts, France W. Watts, Jr., Franklinton, Ellis, Lancaster, Wright & Daly, William J. Daly, New Orleans, La., for defendant.


WRIGHT, District Judge.

Plaintiff was employed as planer foreman in the defendant's lumber mill. His duties were to operate the planer, make the necessary changes on the machine, and keep it in good repair. He claims overtime, liquidated damages, and attorneys' fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.1 The defendant contends that the plaintiff was employed as a bona fide executive within the meaning of Section 13(a)2...

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