Legal Opinion
Filardo v. Foley Bros.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1948PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
In 1941, defendants entered into a cost-plus contract with the United States Government to construct roads, buildings and bases in the Near East in connection with our military effort. By a clause in that contract, defendants agreed to “ obey and abide by all applicable laws * * * of the United States.” In effect at that time was the Federal Eight-Hour Law (U. S. Code, tit. 40, §§ 321-326), which, in general, after prohibiting work by laborers on government jobs in excess of eight hours a day (§§ 324, 325), went on to provide that such overtime work was to be “ permitted upon compensation ”…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Foley Bros., Inc. v. FilardoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- In Re" Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Weinberger v. New York Stock ExchangeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Davis v. United Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Carrier Corp. v. J. E. Schecter Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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