Legal Opinion
Nieves v. Standard Dredging Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 19, 1945No. 4069PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.
The question before us on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs were “engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce” so as to entitle them to unpaid wages, liquidated damages and a reasonable attorney’s fee and costs under §§ 6, 7 and 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 206, 207, 216. There is no dispute as to the findings of fact made by the lower court.
From 1941 to 1943 the defendant, a subcontractor, carried on dredging operations for a site for a graving dock, entrance channel for same and adjacent waterfront,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- McLeod v. ThrelkeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Overstreet v. North Shore Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. WintersSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Ritch v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Daves v. Hawaiian Dredging Co.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1953
- Scholl v. McWilliams Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Reed v. MurpheyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- McDaniel v. Brown & Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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