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Mitchell v. Budd, 350 U.S. 473 (1956)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Mitchell v. Budd, 350 U.S. 473 (1956)
Mitchell v. Budd No. 278 Argued February 29-March 1, 1956 Decided March 26, 1956 350 U.S. 473
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
The Secretary of Labor sued under § 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act to enjoin respondents from violating the minimum wage and recordkeeping provisions of the Act with respect to employees working in their tobacco bulking plants in Quincy, Florida, which has a population in excess of of 2,500. The bulking process takes from 4 to 8 months, requires a large amount of equipment, and substantially changes the physical properties and chemical content of the tobacco. Most farmers in the region have their tobacco processed by others. Two of the respondents process only tobacco grown on their own farms, and the third processes only tobacco grown by others.
Held: respondents are not exempted by § 13(a)(10) or § 13(a)(6) from the minimum wage and recordkeeping provisions of the Act. Pp. 474-482.
(a) The Administrator’s definition of "area of production," within the meaning of § 13(a)(10), as including only plants located "in the open country or in a rural community . . . not including any city, town or urban place of 2,500 or greater population" and within a specified mileage distance from the source of 95% of its commodities, is sustained. Pp. 476-480.
(b) Even when done by the grower, the bulking process is not "preparation for market," within the meaning of § 3(f), and therefore not within the agricultural exemption of § 13(a)(6). Pp. 480-482.
221 F.2d 406 reversed.
114 F.Supp. 865 affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Mitchell v. Budd, 350 U.S. 473 (1956) in 350 U.S. 473 350 U.S. 474. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K4NX18FSFKTN21.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Mitchell v. Budd, 350 U.S. 473 (1956), in 350 U.S. 473, page 350 U.S. 474. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K4NX18FSFKTN21.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Mitchell v. Budd, 350 U.S. 473 (1956). cited in 1956, 350 U.S. 473, pp.350 U.S. 474. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K4NX18FSFKTN21.
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