Campbell v. City of Troy

Plaintiff, Carl Campbell, was employed by defendant, City of Troy, as its Superintendent of Public Works from June 15, 1959, until his mandatory retirement on December 31, 1967. Plaintiff received an annual salary for his services. The demands of the job required him to work *536overtime on numerous occasions. Plaintiff received no payment for this overtime work. Instead he accumulated compensatory time. At his retirement, plaintiff had accumulated 966-1/2 hours of compensatory time. He was paid for 80. He now seeks payment for the remaining 886-1/2 hours for which he received no compensation.…