Legal Opinion
Walling v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 14, 1947No. 74PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
This case brings here a question as to the application of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act1 to the payment of compensation pursuant to employment contracts similar to those in Walling v. Belo Corp., 316 U. S.624.
Respondent is engaged in the business of cementing, testing and otherwise servicing oil wells, for which it uses its own peculiar equipment. To operate this equipment respondent retains a highly stabilized group of skilled and specially trained “field employees.” The volume of respondent’s business, however, is highly inconstant. *19Consequently, these employees…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Walling v. A. H. Belo Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. Harnischfeger Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Bay Ridge Operating Co. v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Ralph Condo v. Sysco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- 149 Madison Avenue Corp. v. AsseltaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Brown Equipment and Service Tools, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Valley Towing Co., Inc., a Corporation and Robert DyarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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