United States of America, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Benjamin J. Garfunkel, Esther Sloe and Jennie Garfunkel, Copartners Doing Business As Garfunkel Makers, Defendants-appellees, 199 F.2d 759 (2d Cir. 1952)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 199 F.2d 759 (2d Cir. 1952) Argued November 14, 1952
Decided December 1, 1952

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; Thomas F. Murphy, Judge.

From a summary judgment for the defendants in an action by the United States to recover $7,508.23 found by the Secretary of Labor to be owing because of the defendants' violation of the overtime requirements of the Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act, 41 U.S.C.A. § 35 et seq., the plaintiff appeals.

Holmes Baldridge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Myles J. Lane, U. S. Atty., New York City, Morton Liftin, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Paul A. Sweeney and George F. Foley, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for plaintiff-appellant.

Victor R. Wolder, New York City, for defendants-appellees.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


The judgment is affirmed on the authority of United States v. Lovknit Mfg. Co., Inc., 5 Cir., 189 F.2d 454, and Lance v. United States, 4 Cir., 190 F.2d 204 — certiorari denied 342 U.S. 896, 72 S. Ct. 229, rehearing denied 342 U.S. 915, 72 S. Ct. 287, cf. United States v. Unexcelled Chemical Corp., 3 Cir., 196 F.2d 264.

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