BORDEN CO. v. BORELLA

No. 688.

325 U.S. 679 (1945)

65 S.Ct. 1223

89 L.Ed. 1865

BORDEN COMPANY v. BORELLA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John A. Kelly, with whom Messrs. George F. Keenan and Henry Kirk Greer were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. A.H. Frisch, with whom Messrs. George W. Newgass and Bertram S. Nayfack were on the brief, for respondents.

Miss Bessie Margolin, with whom Solicitor General Fahy, Messrs. Chester T. Lane and Douglas B. Maggs were on the brief, for the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Once again, as in Kirschbaum Co. v. Walling, 316 U.S. 517, we are required to consider the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 19381 to employees engaged in activities relating to the maintenance and operation of a building.

In the Kirschbaum case we held that the Act does apply to such employees working in a loft...

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