Legal Opinion
Levi Wright v. W. H. Carrigg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1960No. 7989PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
Levi Wright was employed by W. H. Carrigg to drive a mail truck in the performance of Carrigg’s contract with the Post Office Department. The employee brought an action in the District Court to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees, as provided in section 16 (b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b), as amended by section 11 of the “Portal-to-Portal” Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C.A. § 260. He had been paid over a period of time during the year 1958 at the rate of $30.00 a week, and the hours worked each week,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Rothman v. Publicker Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Maddrix v. DizeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
- Thompson v. DaughertyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1941
- Magann v. Long's Baggage Transfer Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1941
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Rodriguez v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council v. George P. Shultz, Secretary, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- George McClanahan and William Clinger v. William B. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Mitchell Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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