Mitchell v. Famous Realty, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
211 F.2d 198 · 1954
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 201 (American Samoa Labor Standards Amendments of 1956)
Relies on Kirschbaum v. Walling US Arsenal Bldg Corporation · Borden Co. v. Borella · Walton v. Southern Package Corp. · Fleming v. Arsenal Bldg. Corp. · Baldwin v. Emigrant Industrial Sav. Bank
Most-quoted passages
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“There can be no doubt that the banks, government agencies and businesses housed in the buildings in question are engaged in the production of goods for commerce within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act. * * * I find that the work of the defendant's employees had such a close and immediate connection with the production of goods for commerce as to be an essential part of it and that the employees were, therefore, within the scope of the Act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Shultz v. Parke
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