Legal Opinion
Caperna v. Williams-Bauer Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided August 6, 1945PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The question is whether a "plaintiff who, in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (U. S. Code, tit. 29, § 201 et seq.), has had a verdict for $1,500, entitling him to judgment against the defendant for $3,000, may, in this court, have an additional award for attorney’s fees, as
*688the statute provides. The question arises, of course, from the fact that the limit of recovery in the court is $3,000.
The plaintiff argues that attorney’s fees are an item of “ costs ” and may be included in the judgment to be entered, which will carry conventional costs. But the difficulty with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Stevens v. Central National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Hutchinson v. William C. Barry, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1943
- Osborn v. . CardezaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Mutual Life Insurance v. KroehleNew York Supreme Court · 1899
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