Mitchell v. Hodges Contracting Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
January 1967
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 201 (American Samoa Labor Standards Amendments of 1956)
Relies on Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co. · Walling v. McCrady Const. Co. · Scholl v. McWilliams Dredging Co. · Parham v. Austin Co.
Most-quoted passages
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““This is a nebulous field of law and the Administrator is constantly seeking to extend the coverage of the Act. Until the decision by the U. S. Supreme Court in Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co., Inc., supra, it is doubtful whether any of these projects would have been held to be within the coverage of the Act. The mere fact that the defendants and their counsel guessed wrong as to the interpretation of this Act does not reflect any bad faith on defendants’ part. The decision in the Voll-mer case was itself a 6-2 decision. This reflects the sincere good faith dispute which existed on this question.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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