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352 F.2d 63
5th Cir.
1965
PER CURIAM.

Appellant is engaged in the aerial crop dusting business. He maintains an office, hangar and warehouse at the Municipal Airport in Sinton, Texas. There were numerous employees working at this location. None but the airplane pilot and flagman ever went upon the farm in the performance of the functions of the business.

The Wages and Hours Division of the Department of Labor agreed that the pilot and the flagman were exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, but contended that the employees at the office, hangar and warehouse who never went upon the farm were covered. Appellant claimed exemption of these employees under the provisions of Section 13(a) (6) of the Act. The District Court denied exemption for all employees other than the pilot and the flagmen.

In Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company v. McComb, 337 U.S. 755, 69 S.Ct. 1274, 93 L.Ed. 1672 (1949) it was held that the exemptions of Section 13 (a) (6) apply only to work performed by a farmer or on a farm. This disposes of the question raised in this appeal.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: O. C. Boyls, Doing Business as Boyls Dusting and Spraying Service v. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Oct 25, 1965
Citations: 352 F.2d 63; 1966 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,669; 52 Lab. Cas. (CCH) 31,730; 1965 U.S. App. LEXIS 4213; 21873_1
Docket Number: 21873_1
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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