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The Supreme Court Coronet Instructional Films INT small town office of “Charles R. Brown, President of Pure-Cola bottling works”. SOF discussion w/ Brown, company lawyer & chairman of employers’ committee. Points to charts. State Labor Board won’t allow longer summer working hours to compensate for slow winter period. Lawyer on telephone re Brown after researching employment law - Brown listens & decides to go ahead w/ case. Worker vs. management. 04:48:38 Bottling plant production line montage - employee time slip w/ 12 hours a day ‘straight time’ filled out - no overtime but to be made up for w/ extra time off in winter. 04:49:13 Summons from State Labor Board. Lawyer explains to Brown that Supreme Court jurisdiction may not cover his case, diagram shows how cases come to Supreme Court via State & Federal Courts. 04:51:02 Newspaper headline: ‘Pure Cola Trial Today - CR Brown Charges State Violates US Constitution’ - EXT State Court house w/ VO “Decision for the State - Appeal”. 04:51:13 Brown in office telling company foremen that case waiting to be heard by State Supreme Court. Entrance to State Supreme Court w/ lawyer superimposed making his appeal - fails again. Brown in office w/ lawyer, instructs him to file petition to Supreme Court. 04:53:06 Lawyer addressing Pure-Cola foremen re appeal in case against State Labor Board - explaining process once statements made in Washington - opinions of Chief Justices. “I’m confident we have a good chance whatever decision the Court makes, that will be the final interpretation of the law...this is the highest court of law & in a democracy, law must be supreme”. 04:55:04 EXT Supreme Court. The End. United States Judiciary; Legal System; Laws; Educational Films; Instructional Films; Employee Rights;