Legal Opinion
Wade v. Carter, Jr. v. Panama Canal Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 1972No. 24464PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, towing locomotive operators employed by the Panama Canal Company, brought this class action for overtime pay pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 5544 1 on behalf of themselves and their fellow operators. They appeal from an order of the District Court, 2 following trial, dismissing their complaint on the alternative grounds that their action was precluded by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 3 or that the time periods involved were so short as to fall within the de minimis rule noted by the Supreme Court in Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Company. 4 Since we concur…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- 62 Cases of Jam v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by88 opinions
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- Ted L. Lindow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Monge v. Portofino RistoranteDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2010
- Fegley v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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