City of Galveston v. Russo

CURTISS BROWN, Justice.

This is a suit by firemen of the City of Galveston to recover overtime pay.

Frank Russo, W. D. Isbell, and Genoice Walker brought this suit for themselves and as a class action against the City of Galveston (the City). The plaintiffs are firemen who have been assigned from time to time to work in the dispatcher’s office when a regular dispatcher is not on duty. They seek to recover overtime pay for serving in this capacity. After trial to the court, the trial court entered judgment that the individual plaintiffs recover specified amounts for overtime hours. The City has…