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VERMILYA-BROWN CO. v. CONNELL

No. 22.

335 U.S. 377 (1948)

69 S.Ct. 140

93 L.Ed. 76

VERMILYA-BROWN CO., INC. ET AL. v. CONNELL ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 6, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Fahy argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Joseph Markle, Franklin Nevius, J. Randall Creel and Philip Levy.

Sol L. Firstenberg argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Jacob Bromberg.

Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison, Robert L. Stern, Paul A. Sweeney and Melvin Richter filed a brief for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case brings before us for review the applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, to employees allegedly engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce on a leasehold of the United States, located on the Crown Colony of Bermuda.

The leasehold, a military base, was obtained by the United States through a lease executed by the British Government. This lease was the...

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