ATKINS v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 81-3729.

701 F.2d 1124 (1983)

Dorothy Jean ATKINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Youngdahl, Lynn-Marie Crider, Richard Quiggle, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, A. Richard Gear, Jesse D. McDonald, Monroe, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges, and MITCHELL, District Judge.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants assert claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. ("F.L.S.A."). The district court granted an involuntary dismissal as to one group of plaintiffs and then, after a full trial on the merits, ruled for defendants. 524 F.Supp. 307 (W.D.La.1981). All plaintiffs appeal; we affirm except as to the involuntary dismissal.

The Facts

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