Legal Opinion
McCloskey & Co. v. Dickinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1947No. Nos. 551, 552PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, ’Chief Judge.
These are cross-appeals from a judgment in an employee’s suit for overtime pay, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees, brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. Section 201 et seq.
The employee, Dickinson, went to work for McCloskey & Company at a shipyard in Florida on August 23, 1942 and worked for that company until February 1945. His classification was that of designer or mechanical engineer and for some eight months he was paid at the rate of $480 per month. With very few exceptions, he worked forty-eight hours every week.
On April…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Walling v. General Industries Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- North v. CulmerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Property 10-F, Inc. v. Pack & Process, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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