Legal Opinion
Walling v. General Industries Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1947No. 564PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
In a complaint filed in the District Court, petitioner charged that respondent was violating the Fair Labor Standards Act1 by failing to pay some of its employees time and one-half for statutory overtime, as required by § 7 (a) of the Act, and asked an injunction against continued violation. Respondent denied the charge, and separately alleged that any of its employees not compensated in accordance with the requirements of § 7 (a) were exempt from the Act by § 13 (a).
The Court, without a jury, heard witnesses for both parties with respect to the compensation and status of three engineers in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. United Shoe Machinery Co. of New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Adamson v. GillilandSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Lawson v. United States Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by207 opinions
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- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Anand Prakash v. American UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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