Averill v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts in Averill’s Case as found, by the court. In Miller’s Case the facts clearly appeal in the opinion: I. From the 25th of June, 18(58, until March 31,1875, inclusive, the claimant was employed by the defendants as an engineer or engine-tender at the navy-yard at Norfolk, Ya., 2,439 days, being on duty on an average of twelve hours each day, going on duty at eight o’clock in the morning every other day and…
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The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts in Averill’s Case as found, by the court. In Miller’s Case the facts clearly appeal in the opinion: I. From the 25th of June, 18(58, until March 31,1875, inclusive, the claimant was employed by the defendants as an engineer or engine-tender at the navy-yard at Norfolk, Ya., 2,439 days, being on duty on an average of twelve hours each day, going on duty at eight o’clock in the morning every other day and remaining until eight o’clock of the next morning, and during the intervening time he ivas off duty, according to the custom…
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EichaedsON, J.,
delivered tlie opinion of tbe court:
On tbe 25th of June, 1808, when tbe eigbt-liour law was jiassed by Congress, tbe claimant was employed by tbe defendants as an engine-tender at tbeir navy-yard at Norfolk, Ya., and be continued in tbe same employment from tbat date until March 31, 1875, going on actual duty at eight o’clock a. m. every alternate day, and remaining until eight o’clock of tbe next day, thus performing actual duty four hours one calendar day and twenty hours tbe next, through tbe whole time, averaging twelve hours a day.
Tbe rates of pay of all employes at tlie…
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