Hearne v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

This is a suit by an employee of the Panama Canal, who worked on floating equipment, to recover overtime compensation at the rate of time and one-half for hours of work in excess of 40 hours per week. The claim is based on Section 23 of the Act of March 28, 1934, 48 Stat. 522, 5 U.S.C.A. § 673c.

The plaintiff’s situation is substantially identical with that of Townsley who was given a judgment by this court, Townsley v. United States, 101 Ct.Cl. 237, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, United States v. Townsley, 323 U.S. 557, 65 S.Ct. 413, 89 L.Ed. 454.…