Legal Opinion
Carl Blum v. Great Lakes Carbon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1969No. 26808_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Appellants, plaintiffs below, were employed as shift workers in appellee’s carbon manufacturing plant in Port Arthur, Texas. During the relevant period (July, 1964 to August, 1965), the workers followed a practice known as “early relief.” This practice had been in effect for over twenty years and had been originated by the employees themselves. Under this practice, the employees would arrive at their work site and begin work approximately thirty minutes before their scheduled…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Phil Greinetz, Doing Business as Los Wigwam WeaversCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Joseph H. Holzapfel, and Others Similarly Situated v. Town of Newburgh, Ny Charles M. Kehoe, Chief of Police, Town of Newburgh Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. City Electric, Inc., and Paul R. RolandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Avery v. City of TalladegaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Maria Vega, Eva Trevino, on Behalf of Herself and as Next Friend of Pedro Trevino v. John W. GasperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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