Legal Opinion

149 Madison Avenue Corp. v. Asselta

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 16, 1947No. 497PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson

This employee suit was brought in the District Court to recover overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and a reasonable attorney’s fee pursuant to §§ 7 (a) and 16 (b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Recovery was allowed in the District Court, 65 F. Supp. 385, and that judgment was affirmed in the Circuit Court of Appeals. 156 F. 2d 139. We granted certiorari to consider the important questions presented relating to the application of the overtime provisions of the above-mentioned statute.

Respondents are service and maintenance employees who, during the period in question, worked…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Walling v. A. H. Belo Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Walling v. Harnischfeger Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Walling v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. Bay Ridge Operating Co. v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Sharpe v. CuretonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  3. Urnikis-Negro v. American Family Property ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Sharpe v. CuretonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  5. Mumbower v. CallicottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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