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COVINGTON MILLS v. MITCHELL

Civ. Nos. 259-53, 614-53.

129 F.Supp. 740 (1955)

COVINGTON MILLS et al., Plaintiffs, v. James P. MITCHELL, Secretary of Labor, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 4, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Llewellyn Thomas, Washington, D. C., and Whiteford Blakeney, Charlotte, N. C., for plaintiffs.

Edward H. Hickey, Dept. of Justice, and Stuart Rothman, Sol., Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for defendant Secretary of Labor.

David E. Feller, Washington, D. C., for defendant Textile Workers of America.

Warren F. Farr, Boston, Mass., for defendant National Association of Cotton Manufacturers.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This case comes before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The action is brought for a declaratory judgment to adjudicate an order by the Secretary of Labor to be invalid as in contravention of the statute pursuant to which it was promulgated.

The order in question fixed a minimum wage for persons employed in certain branches of the textile industry in connection with Government contracts. This was done pursuant to the...

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