Legal Opinion
Sorensen v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 1951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This action is brought pursuant to Title 46 U.S.C.A., §§ 596 and 597, to recover overtime compensation from the respondent City of New York, by whom libellant was employed as an engineer on sludge vessels owned by it. The libel alleges that on various occasions between 1938 and 1946 libellant worked in excess of his regular hours of employment, thereby becoming entitled to overtime pay. The respondent resists payment upon the ground that libellant as a City employee may not recover compensation in excess of the amount fixed in the City Budget and only the Board of…
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