WOOD v. MEIER

No. 15108.

218 F.2d 419 (1955)

Earl A. WOOD et al., Appellants, v. Homer MEIER and A. R. Mohr, individually and as co-partners d/b/a M. & M. Clay Company and M. & M. Clays, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas T. Purdom, Decatur, Ga., for appellants.

Frank C. Jones, A. O. B. Sparks, Macon, Ga., Jones, Sparks, Benton & Cork, Macon, Ga., of counsel, for appellees.

Before HOLMES, BORAH, and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Appellants sued appellees and one Hall to recover unpaid minimum wages, liquidated damages, and attorney's fees, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. The alleged facts were that Hall mined Kaolin and transported it to a plant operated by appellees, where it was processed and then shipped in commerce. Hall operated under a contract with appellees, and ostensibly appellants worked for Hall, whereas in fact they worked...

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