Kearney v. Mayor of Baltimore

Appellants were the three plaintiffs in a suit filed on 28 September 1971 in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, the individual members of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, and other officials of the City government. The plaintiffs alleged that they were full time employees of the Baltimore City Police Department, each holding the rank of Sergeant.

The bill of complaint set out certain policies stated in the City’s Administrative Manual with respect to payment for overtime work, described how those policies were implemented in the…