Legal Opinion
Ferrer v. Waterman SS Corporation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 9, 1949No. Civ. Nos. 3741, 4034, 4035PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAVEZ, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Guadalupe Barbosa Ferrer and others filed suit to recover unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages and attorneys fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. Judgment for overtime compensation and liquidated damages was rendered for plaintiffs in the total sum of $36,958.88. Ferrer v. Waterman Steamship Corporation, D.C., 70 F.Supp. 1. Thereafter, pursuant to a ruling by this Court, 76 F.Supp. 601, the defendant set up two special defenses under Sections 9 and 11 of the Portal-to-Portal Act approved May 14, 1947, 29…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bay Ridge Operating Co. v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Central Missouri Tel. Co. v. ConwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Darr v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Rogers Cartage Co. v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Porter. Porter v. General Electric CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Jackson v. Airways Parking CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- Johnnie Mae Cole v. Farm Fresh Poultry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Addison v. Huron Stevedoring Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Reed v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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