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Eastern Sugar Associates (A Trust) v. Jose A. Pena
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 25, 1955No. 4856_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit by the plaintiff, Jose A. Pena, against his employers, the defendants Eastern Sugar Associates, a trust, for unpaid overtime compensation which he alleges is due him under the provisions of Act No. 379, Laws of Puerto Rico, 1948. The suit was brought in the former insular district court. The defense was that the parties had entered into an employment contract of the so-called Belo type 1 **which precluded the claim. The district court overruled the defense and entered judgment for the plaintiff. From this judgment both parties appealed to the Supreme Court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. A. H. Belo Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bay Ridge Operating Co. v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
3Cited by17 opinions
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Lum Humphries, Doing Business as Wagoner Radio CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Webster v. Bechtel, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Aubry v. GoldhorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Laborde Besosa v. Eastern Sugar AssociatesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1959
- Olazagasti v. Eastern Sugar AssociatesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1956
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