Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1947No. 11866, 11869PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Action was filed for the recovery of overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and attorney’s fees under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, §§ 1-19, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219. These appeals by intervening employees are from judgments entered against them on the ground that their claims were barred by the Alabama one-year statute of limitations. General Acts of Alabama of 1943, No. 394, p. 363, Alabama Code of 1940, Title 7, § 26(1).
These appeals raise the issue of the constitutionality, vel non, of the Alabama one-year statute of limitations, enacted…
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