Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit February 25, 1949, No. 12491 (McDonald v. Kershaw, Butler, Engineers, Ltd.)

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

These cases, consolidated for appeal, were brought by employees, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C.A. § 251 et seq., to recover overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees.